See our Banner Elk Guide for many other things to do nearby. It's about 72 miles from Asheville, allowing about 1.5 hours to drive. Location: Find the Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster between Grandfather Mountain and Beech Mountain, at 3265 Tynecastle Highway, Banner Elk - along NC Highway 184. Choose your date and time prior to going. Advance reservations are mandatory to spread out how many people are on the track at a time. The 3-Ride package is $35/adult and $29/youth, $12/child. Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster Tickets & Hours: Single rides are $16/adult, $13/youth 7-13, and $5/children 3-5 if they are at least 38 inches tall. Earn Monthly Rewards On Products You Love. The adventure course takes an hour and a half and guests must register online for a check-in time. Your Local Food Lion in Banner Elk, NC Offers Everyday Low Prices On Everything You Need To Nourish Your Family. Call Sarah Whitfield Premier Sotheby’s International Realty- Banner Elk (Phone: 82) for more detailed and set a tour schedule of the Estate in Banner Elk. We are lucky to have them in our Blue Ridge Mountains!ĭouble your fun with the newest addition, a climbing course! The course includes 28 obstacles with three levels of difficulty: easy, intermediate, and hard. Adventure course tickets are $42 and children’s course (recommended for ages 2-5) tickets are $10. This home located at 1782 Rockrose, Banner Elk, North Carolina offering 5 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms with 6,699 square feet of living spaces.

You find many similar coasters in Europe, but there are only 20 or so in the United States. Downstairs, enjoy some sweet treats in their pie shop. After your ride, browse their gift shop with souvenirs and locally created items.

The entire ride up and back down takes about 7 minutes, so you can ride multiple times. Each sled can accommodate 375 pounds on a dry track. When riding double, the passenger needs to be at least 38 inches tall. The carts are built for two people but you can go solo if you are at least 54 inches tall and 16 years old. The run has plenty of curves around boulders and trees for an exciting ride - complete with the latest safety technology. The 2,390 feet of tract descends through the forests via banked turns with braking controlled by the rider. They are open every day year-round, including ski season at nearby Sugar and Beech Mountains. At the Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster, ride the two-person carts down the mountain at speeds up to 27 MPH - complete with three 360-degree loops. Outdoor living at its finest with see through gas fireplace to the expansive covered porch area that includes flat screen TV, grill and Blackstone griddle.The first alpine coaster in the North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains opened in Banner Elk in 2020. Already a proven performer this rental home has everything guests desire including custom built in timber frame bunkbeds, gorgeous landscape lighting to highlight the firepit with Adirondack chairs, new 2022 hot tub, paved circular driveway that can accommodate multiple cars, high end LTV flooring throughout, and an extra electrical panel with space for and EV charger to be installed. The home is quality and craftsmanship at it finest to include 100 year old Tennessee barn wood accents, 2' plantation blinds in all bedrooms and bathrooms, 2022 water filtration system, spray foam insulation, duel fuel HVAC with dehumidifier.

Built by Tom Eggers Construction and designed by Marland Architecture this gem is tucked away on 1.425 acres with long range layered views of Tennessee and a moving steam along the bottom of the property. Completed in 2020 this custom & fully furnished move in ready home located in the highly desired Farms section within The Lodges at Eagles Nest is the ultimate mountain retreat.

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