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Tag: Class II-III Rapids

Water Activities · Asheville, North Carolina

Riding Section 9: Asheville’s Beginner-Friendly Whitewater Rush

Section 9 of the French Broad serves up a half-day of beginner-friendly whitewater: punchy class II–III rapids, swim breaks, and a forested gorge just north of Asheville. It’s the perfect blend of adrenaline and ease, with guides handling the lines and the river doing the rest.

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