The Asheville Mountain Sports Festival is just what it sound like, a rousing and rollicking combination of a variety of different sports competitions, along with music and  demonstrations designed for the whole family to have some fun. The premier events include:

The Sunset Stampede 10 mile run  consists of three running races in downtown Asheville. The Stampede includes a ten-mile race, five-kilometer race, and kid's one mile stampede. The race course leads runners through downtown Asheville with beautiful views of the mountains and Asheville at sunset.

The Town Mountain Hill Bike Climb with the race starting from downtown Asheville for a five-mile climb to the crest of Town Mountain. The race has lots of uphill, mixed with level and downhill sections. There is even an added bonus this year of a $500 award for new male or female course record. I can't even contemplate how hard this event must be!

Pisgah Mountain Bike Adventure Race - Teams of two riders will race to reach 4 of 5 checkpoints, in any order, and return to the start/finish. Checkpoint locations will remain secret until start time. Routes will vary between 50-70 miles, will include 9,000-15,000 feet of climbing and should take 6-12 hours to complete. Double Ditto my comment above.

Rock 2 Rock Trail Run-  A 10k trail run held at beautiful Camp Rockmont. The entirely dirt trail course will climb and take in views of the entire Swannanoa Valley and Black Mountain range before plunging back down to the start/finish at picturesque Lake Eden.

For a full schedule of all events click here.As you can see there are events and demonstrations for the whole family and kids of all ages.