Urban Trail Walking Tour

The Asheville Urban Trail Walking Tour

The Asheville Urban Trail, a walking tour of downtown Asheville, highlights the unique architecture, people, and historic events of the city.  The Urban Trail is divided into five distinct eras, each of which has a symbol.  These symbols are carved into pink granite blocks placed in the sidewalk along the way for you to follow.  All street crosswalks for the trail are marked. Enjoyed in its entirety, the walking tour requires approximately two hours to complete.  The map in this brochure identifies each of the 30 stations by a number.  All 30 stations include a piece of art and/or a bronze plaque that describes the station.

Take a visual tour on your computer here.

• To download the Urban Trail Walking Map (printable version) click here. UTwalking_trail_map.pdf
• To download the Urban Trail walking tour brochure click here.  (this is a large file)

Listening options:

• To downlad all the mp3's in a zipped file click here. Urban-Tour.zip
• To listen to the individual mp3's below click the link 

• To save the individual mp3's below right click the link and "save target as...", to a location on your pc.

1. Introduction
2. Pack Square
3. Crossroads
4. Stepping Out
5. O'Henry
6. Immortal Image
7. Elizabeth Blackwell
8. Art Deco
9. Flat Iron Architecture
10. Cat Walk
11. Grove's Vision
12. Historic Hilltop
13. Guastavino's Monument
14. Appalachian Stage
15. Shopping Daze
16. Marketplace
17. Legacy of Design
18. Woodfin House
19. Wolfe's Neighborhood
20. Dixieland
21. Curtain Calls
22. On the Move
23. Civic Pride
24. Past and Promise
25. Man and Mountain
26. Ellingtons Dream
27. Time Remembered
28. Monument Corner
29. Brick Artisan
30. The Block
31. Hotel District
32. Conclusion

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