John Rock & Banff Mountain Film Festival

Difficulty: More Difficult Total Length: 5 mi Trail Tread Condition: Moderately Rough Climb: Climbs Steeply Total Elevation Gain: 1000 ft Trails/Roads Used: Cat Gap Loop, Cat Gap Bypass, John Rock Hike Configuration: Loop Starting point: Parking Area at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education (Fish Hatchery) If you want to meet us at the trailhead, call and let me know, we should be there at 12pm. View of looking Glass rock from John Rock How to Get There: From Asheville, take I-240 west to I-26 east to the exit for the Asheville Airport (exit 40). Turn right onto NC 280; follow this 4-lane highway for 16 miles toward Brevard. At the intersection with US highways 276 and 64, turn right onto US 276 west (follow signs for Pisgah National Forest). Follow US 276 for 5.2 miles; turn left onto FR 475. Go 1.4 miles to the Center for Wildlife Education and Fish Hatchery. Turn left, cross the bridge and park in the parking lot. After the hike, we will grab something to eat and head to Brevard college for Banff Mountain Movie Festival. Please buy your tickets in advance. Location are listed below This year's Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, presented by Sycamore Cycles, will be coming to the Brevard College campus with screenings at 7pm on March 19th and 20th, 2010. Tickets are $10 for one show or $15 total if you buy tickets for both shows. Our two nights of film screenings are different. The tentative film lineups are as follows: Friday Film Lineup | Saturday Film Lineup Tickets are now on sale from the following locations: The Porter Center Box Office at Brevard College: (828) 884-8330 Please note their hours are Mondays-Fridays 10am-1pm Looking Glass Outfitters @ 90 New Hendersonville Hwy, Pisgah Forest: (866) 351-2176 Mast General Store @ 527 North Main St, Hendersonville: (828) 696-1883 Mast General Store @ 15 Biltmore Ave, Asheville: (828) 232-1883 We will stop by somewhere after movie for dinner.