The Guide · Greater Asheville

Hikes & Nature

Amboy Riverfront Park

Riverfront greenway on the French Broad.

Photo 1/2 · ashevillenc.govtheir own photo

Amboy Riverfront Park — photo 1 of 2 — Photo 1/2 · ashevillenc.govtheir own photo

Our take

Flat, easy walking with the French Broad beside you the whole way. Stretches of the greenway reopened in 2025 after the storm.

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