Trailblazer Routes

Trailblazer routes provide transportation around local communities, as well as connections where customers can transfer to the City of Asheville’s ART bus system or Haywood Public Transit. Trailblazer buses are light transit vehicles that seat 14 to 18 passengers and are equipped with both bike racks and lifts to serve persons using mobility devices.

• Buses are open to the public.
• Buses are fare free beginning July 11, 2018.
• Customers flag down the bus anywhere along the route or wait at one of its preset locations on the schedule.
• Customers can exit anywhere along the route as well or connect with ART or Haywood Public Transit.
• Vehicle operators are not allowed to assist with packages or shopping bags, so please only carry what you can handle in your seat.
• Each Mountain Mobility Trailblazer is lift equipped and mobility device/wheelchair accessible.
• Your vehicle operator is trained to assist and secure your mobility device/wheelchair. Front seats on the vehicle are designated as priority seats for persons with disabilities and/or the elderly, and service animals are always welcome.
• There is no eating, drinking, or smoking (including vaping and e-cigarettes) allowed on the bus, and you must remain seated while the bus is in motion.
• All Trailblazers are monitored. Each vehicle is equipped with a video and audio recording system for the safety and security of the vehicle operator, customers, and public.
• Each Trailblazer follows the route shown on the schedule, but the vehicle may deviate off the regular route by one-quarter mile to pick a customer up from an address if the customer is unable to get to the route. If you live within one quarter of a mile of the route and want to request a pick up, please call (828) 250-6750, Option 1, by 5 p.m. the day before to request a deviation.