Mountain biking Backpacking Shuttles

Pura Vida offers brewery tours, naturalist tours, mountain biking and backpacking shuttles.

Take the more relaxed approach!

Art Loeb Trail shuttles

Mountain Bike Backpacking Shuttles

We provide shuttles for Bennet Gap, Cove Creek/ Caney Bottom, parking area off Cathey Creek Rd that
leads to butter gap and additional locations in the Pisgah National forest near Brevard, NC.

More details on backpacking shuttles.

1 shuttle: $100 for the first shuttle (up to 3ppl plus bikes) add a fourth person/bike for $20
2 shuttles: $180 for two shuttles back to back (up to 3ppl plus bikes) add a fourth person/bike for $20
Run back to back shuttles and save

Trips include tours of the breweries, a pint at Brevard Brewery, and transportation. Beers can be purchased separately while at the bar or tasting rooms.

Cost is $40 a person or $35 a person if you book an additional adventure trip with us.
Groups of four or more can request customized and private tours. Rates will vary based upon your request.
-Choose from various breweries in the Brevard, Hendersonville, and Mills River area. (including Sierra Nevada Brewery, Oskar Blues Brewery, Brevard Brewery, Ecusta Brewey and Bold Rock)

Explore the Breweries of Brevard, Hendersonville, and Mills River

The tours will consist of visits to the Oskar Blues Brewery, Brevard Brewing Company, and Ecusta Brewing.

Tours will start with participants being picked up from their Brevard accommodations and brought to Oskar Blues Brewery, where they can grab a flight or have a pint from Oskar Blues, while getting a formal tour of the brewery and the brewing process . The second stop will be Brevard Brewing Company, located in downtown Brevard. Here participants will have an opportunity to see and hear about what makes Brevard Brewing Company unique, while enjoying a pint on us.
The final stop on the tour is Ecusta Brewery located at the gates of Pisgah National Forest. Feel free to grab a flight or pint from Ecusta while we talk a little about Ecusta brewery and the history of the Pisgah National Forest. The tour will end with participants being provided with a ride back to their local accommodations.
Trips include tours of the breweries, a pint on us at Brevard Brewery, and transportation. Pints and Flights can be purchased separately while at the bar or tasting rooms. Cost is $40 a person. Tours run daily starting at 3:30p.m. and end between 7 and 7:30 p.m. Advanced reservations are highly recommended. Email contact@pvadventures.com or call 772-579-0005 for more information or to book a tour.

*See a millipede, turkey, bear and venomous snake and get a free Pura Vida t-shirt!

Take your time and enjoy the scenery

These hikes are at a relaxed pace with plenty of stops to identify flora and fauna. This tour focus is on plants and wildflowers including wild orchids, editables, and rare species as well as critters found hiding under logs and rocks in creeks. Learn how to distinguish between venomous and non-venomous snakes, and the difference between millipedes and centipedes. Your guide is trained in the geologic history of the Appalachian mtns as well as the rocks in the area. Great for kids, photographers, and those who want to educate themselves on mountain bio-diversity.

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