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a grassroots clean air movement

THE 2009 RELAY FOR CLEAN AIR

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The 2008 Relay for Clean Air moves up Biltmore Ave, in Asheville, as night descends

 


 

 

The green line defines the route on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  The Relay begins on left at the Tennessee-North Carolina border situated at Newfound Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, ending in downtown Asheville 14 hours later with a rally/party

 

In western North Carolina, climate change and air pollution are not distant threats to our well being.  In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and on the Blue Ridge Parkway, on any given day, we can witness the effects of acid rain, acid haze, excess nitrogen deposition, deadly ozone levels and the devastating potential of climate change that has introduced new diseases, insects, invasive plant species and parasites into our forested region.

 

Since 2004 the Canary Coalition has coordinated the Relay for Clean Air, a 100-mile civil rights march, to focus national attention on this unique bio-region and the ecological disruption facing the people, wildlife and vegetation who inhabit it.

 

The Relay is divided into 37 segments, some for walkers, some for runners and some for bicycle riders.  Sign up for one or more segments to participate.  We also need volunteers and medics during the course of the day.

 

Please contact our office to sign up. Email or call 828-631-3447

 

 

2009 Relay for Clean Air Schedule

segment

(numbers are Blue Ridge Parkway Mile Markers)

miles

mode

Time begin

Newfound Gap to

Head of BRP

15 miles

down

Bike

6:15am

Head of BRP to

461.9 Big Witch Overlook

9.2 miles

up

Bike

7am

461.9 Big Witch to 458.9 Lickstone Ridge Overlook

3 miles

up

tunnel

Bike

8am

458.9 Lickstone Ridge Overlook to

455.7 Soco Gap

3.2 miles

down

tunnel

Bike

8:25am

455,7 Soco Gap to 452.3 Woolyback Overlook

3.4 miles

up

Bike

8:40am

452.3 Woolyback Overlook to

451.2 Waterrock Knob

1.2 miles

up

Bike

9:05am

451.2 Waterrock Knob to

445.7 Woodfin Cascades Overlook

4.5 miles

down

Bike

 

9:20am

446.7 Woodfin Cascades Overlook to

443.1 Balsam Gap

3.6  miles

down

Bike

9:45am

443.1 Balsam Gap to

441.9 Rabb Knob Overlook

1.2 miles

up

Bike

10:00am

441.9 Rabb Knob to 436.8 Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook

5.1 miles

up

tunnel

Bike

10:25am

436.8 Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook to

435.7 Licklog Gap

1.1 miles

flat  and down

Bike

11:05am

435.7 Licklog Gap Overlook to

433.3 Roy Taylor Forest Overlook

2.4 miles

up and flat

Bike

11:15am

433.3 Roy Taylor Forest Overlook to

431.4Richland Balsam Overlook

1.9 miles

up

Bike

11:40am

431.4 Richland Balsam Overlook to

430.4 Beartrail Ridge

1 miles

down

Bike

12noon

430.4 Beartrail Ridge Parking lot to

427.6 Bear Pen Gap

2.8 miles

down and up

Bike

12:10pm

427.6 Bear Pen Gap to

424.8 Wolf Mountain

2.8 miles

down and up

Bike

12:30pm

424.8 Wolf Mountain Overlook to

423.2 Beech Gap

1.6 miles

up and down

Bike

12:45pm

423.2 Beech Gap/NC 215 to

421.7 Fetterbush Overlook

1.5 miles

up

tunnel

Run

1pm

421.7 Fetterbush Overlook to

419.4 John Rock Overlook

2.3 miles

up and down

Run

1:15pm

419.4 John Rock Overlook to

411.8 Cold Mountain Overlook/276

7.6 miles

up and down

Run

1:40pm

411.8 Cold Mountain Overlook/276 to

411 Cradle of Forestry

.8 miles

up

Run

3:05pm

411 Cradle of Forestry Overlook to

410.3 Pink Beds

.7 miles

up

Run

3:15pm

410.3 Pink Beds to

408.6 Pisgah Inn

1.7 miles

up and down

tunnel

Run

3:45pm

408.6 Pisgah Inn to

407.6 Mnt Pisgah parking area

1 miles

up

Run

4:05pm

407.6 Mnt Pisgah parking area to

405.5 Elk Pasture Gap

2.1 miles

down

Run

4:15pm

405.5 Elk Pasture Gap to

404.2 Hominy Valley

1.3 miles

up

Run

4:30pm

404.2 Hominy Valley to

400.3 Bent Creek Gap

3.9 miles

up and down

5 tunnels

Run

4:45pm

400.3 Bent Creek Gap to

398.3 Chestnut Gap

2 miles

up and down tunnel

Run

5:35pm

398.3 Chestnut Gap to 397.3 Sleepy Gap

1 miles

flat and down

Run

5:55pm

397.3 Sleepy Gap to 396.4 Walnut Cove

.9 miles

down

tunnel

Run

6:05pm

396.4 Walnut Cove to 393.8 French Broad Overlook

2.6 miles

down

Run

6:15pm

393.8 French Broad Overlook to

392 mile marker

1.8 miles

flat

Run

6:40pm

392 mile marker to

389 mile marker

3 miles

flat

Run

7pm

389 mile marker to

Biltmore Forest Clubhouse

 

1

flat

 

Run

 

7:30pm

Biltmore Forest Clubhouse to

Biltmore Forest Police Station

1 miles

flat

Run

7:45pm

Biltmore Forest Police Station to

TGI Friday’s on Biltmore Ave

1 miles

flat

Run

8:00pm

TGI Friday’s to

Downtown Asheville

2 miles

up

walk

8:10pm

 

 

 

FINISH

9 pm

 

 

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