Outdoor 76

Outdoor 76 Born from passion, grown through community. At Outdoor 76, we have been equipping adventurers to explore the outdoors with confidence since 2010.

Join us as we find the trails, serve the people, and embrace every sunrise.

Join us ๐“๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ at Outdoor 76 for another Smoky Mountain Storytellers gathering โ€” a night dedicated to the power of word...
05/29/2026

Join us ๐“๐Ž๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ at Outdoor 76 for another Smoky Mountain Storytellers gathering โ€” a night dedicated to the power of words, stories, and community.
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Whether you enjoy ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐š—๐š˜๐š—๐š๐š’๐šŒ๐š๐š’๐š˜๐š—, or ๐“…๐‘œ๐‘’๐“‰๐“‡๐“Ž, this is a great opportunity to connect with fellow readers, writers, and storytellers from across the mountains.
๐Ÿป ๐Ÿ” ๐๐Œ โ€“ Beers & Books with A Novel Escape Bookstore
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐Ÿ• ๐๐Œ โ€“ Smoky Mountain Storytellers begins
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๐Ÿ“ Outdoor 76
35 E. Main Street
Franklin, NC
Come grab a drink, meet local authors, and spend an evening celebrating the stories that make these mountains special.
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This week, Hill Yeah Run Club is rolling in both Franklin, NC and Clayton, GA โ€” and whether youโ€™re a seasoned runner, wa...
05/26/2026

This week, Hill Yeah Run Club is rolling in both Franklin, NC and Clayton, GA โ€” and whether youโ€™re a seasoned runner, walker, trail lover, or just looking for a reason to get outside and connect with good people, weโ€™d love to have you join us. ๐Ÿ‘Ÿโ›ฐ๏ธ
๐Ÿ“ ๐™ฒ๐š•๐šŠ๐šข๐š๐š˜๐š—, ๐™ถ๐™ฐ
๐Ÿ—“ ๐š†๐šŽ๐š๐š—๐šŽ๐šœ๐š๐šŠ๐šข
โฐ ๐Ÿป:๐Ÿน๐Ÿถ ๐™ฟ๐™ผ
๐Ÿ“ ๐™พ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿผ โ€“ ๐™ผ๐šŠ๐š’๐š— ๐š‚๐š๐š›๐šŽ๐šŽ๐š ๐™ฒ๐š•๐šŠ๐šข๐š๐š˜๐š— ๐™ถ๐™ฐ
๐Ÿ“ ๐™ต๐š›๐šŠ๐š—๐š”๐š•๐š’๐š—, ๐™ฝ๐™ฒ
๐Ÿ—“ ๐šƒ๐š‘๐šž๐š›๐šœ๐š๐šŠ๐šข
โฐ ๐Ÿผ:๐Ÿถ๐Ÿถ ๐™ฟ๐™ผ
๐Ÿ“ ๐™พ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿผ โ€“ ๐™ผ๐šŠ๐š’๐š— ๐š‚๐š๐š›๐šŽ๐šŽ๐š ๐™ต๐š›๐šŠ๐š—๐š”๐š•๐š’๐š— ๐™ฝ๐™ฒ
Both meetups are centered around a fun, approachable 1ish mile run/walk and building community through movement, conversation, and time outside. Come hang out, meet new folks, and get a few miles (or smiles) in with us this week!
๐.๐’. Donโ€™t forget โ€” every week you participate, youโ€™ll earn a $2 store credit toward a future purchase at Outdoor 76. ๐Ÿ™Œ

This Memorial Day, both Outdoor 76 locations will be closing early at ๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ so our team can spend time together celebra...
05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, both Outdoor 76 locations will be closing early at ๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ so our team can spend time together celebrating, relaxing, and enjoying the communities weโ€™re so thankful to be a part of.
๐–๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง + ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ ๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ฒ. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Behind every shoe fitting, trail recommendation, hiker resupply, group run, and conversation at the counter is an incredible group of people who work hard every single day to take care of others. Weโ€™re grateful for a staff that shows up with passion, kindness, and genuine care for the Franklin and Clayton communities.
Thank you to everyone who supports Outdoor 76 and the people behind it. ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

๐˜›๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด. ๐˜›๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด. ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐ŸŒ„๐Ÿ‘Ÿ   Tonight (5/20) at Outdoor 76:  ๐Ÿ“ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ญ๐จ๐ง, ๐†๐€ Join...
05/20/2026

๐˜›๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด. ๐˜›๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด. ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐ŸŒ„๐Ÿ‘Ÿ
Tonight (5/20) at Outdoor 76:
๐Ÿ“ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ญ๐จ๐ง, ๐†๐€
Join us for the Hill Yeah Run Club โ€” our weekly 1ish mile meetup kicking off at 5:30PM from Outdoor 76 on Main Street. Whether youโ€™re training hard or just looking for a fun way to move and meet people, this is a relaxed community run for all paces. Bonus: every organized run earns you $2 in store credit toward a future purchase.
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๐Ÿ“ ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐ง, ๐๐‚
At 6PM, weโ€™re hosting Bob Vandermeer for a special presentation on Wainwrightโ€™s Coast to Coast โ€” the iconic 190 mile trek across Northern England from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. Come hear stories, see photos, and learn more about one of the worldโ€™s classic long-distance walks.
We love seeing our stores become gathering places for runners, hikers, travelers, + outdoor minded folks. If youโ€™re nearby tonight, come hang out with us. ๐Ÿป๐Ÿฅพ

Join us for an evening of trail stories, adventure, and inspiration as Bob Vandermeer shares his experience hiking Wainw...
05/15/2026

Join us for an evening of trail stories, adventure, and inspiration as Bob Vandermeer shares his experience hiking Wainwrightโ€™s legendary Coast to Coast route across Northern England. From the Irish Sea at St Bees to Robin Hoodโ€™s Bay on the North Sea, this 190-mile trek crosses some of the most scenic landscapes in the UK.
Whether youโ€™re a longtime hiker, dreaming of an overseas trek, or simply love hearing stories from the trail, this will be a fun and informative night with fellow outdoor enthusiasts.
๐Ÿ“ Franklin, NC
๐Ÿ—“ May 20
๐Ÿ•• 6:00 PM
Come connect with the outdoor community and learn about one of Englandโ€™s most iconic long-distance walks. We hope to see you there!

Our first-ever ๐‡๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ก ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› โ€“ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ญ๐จ๐ง is officially in the books, and we couldnโ€™t have asked for a better evening....
05/14/2026

Our first-ever ๐‡๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ก ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› โ€“ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ญ๐จ๐ง is officially in the books, and we couldnโ€™t have asked for a better evening. Beautiful weather, smiling faces, new and familiar friends, and an awesome turnout for Week 1. ๐Ÿป
One of the best parts? It wasnโ€™t about pace or mileage โ€” ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ.
Thanks to everyone who came out and made the first meetup feel special. Weโ€™re just getting started, and weโ€™d love to see even more faces next ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ @ 5:30pm. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ

ITS TRAIL DAYS TIME!! This marks the end of our AT Nobo season but not without a BANG! Same as years past, weโ€™ll be in t...
05/13/2026

ITS TRAIL DAYS TIME!! This marks the end of our AT Nobo season but not without a BANG! Same as years past, weโ€™ll be in there only to help hikers with foot problems, reconnect with old friends, and help serve the community in any way we can. We will be set up in vendor row but not there to sell. We will have some shoe options for people with dire needs but weโ€™re not there to sell shoes. If youโ€™re there, come see us!

Answer a FaceTime call from cooper_perone at work, standing on top of Halfdome? Always!! Way to go, dude!! No easy feet ...
05/11/2026

Answer a FaceTime call from cooper_perone at work, standing on top of Halfdome? Always!! Way to go, dude!! No easy feet with cables down.

๐Ÿ‘Ÿโ›ฐ๏ธ Introducing the ๐‡๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ก ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› โ€” ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜Œ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ!  Weโ€™re bringing the community together one mile at a time with...
05/11/2026

๐Ÿ‘Ÿโ›ฐ๏ธ Introducing the ๐‡๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ก ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› โ€” ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜Œ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ! Weโ€™re bringing the community together one mile at a time with our new weekly โ€œ1ish Mile Meetupโ€ starting in downtown Clayton, Georgia this ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘.
Whether youโ€™re a seasoned runner, trail runner, hiker, walker, or just looking to move a little more and meet good peopleโ€ฆthis is for you.
๐Ÿ“ Meet at O76 โ€“ Main Street in Clayton
๐Ÿ—“ Every Wednesday (May-August)
โฐ 5:30PM start time
๐Ÿ’ธ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ: Each week you participate in an organized Hill Yeah Mile Run, youโ€™ll earn $๐Ÿ in credit towards a future purchase at Outdoor 76.
๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž. ๐˜•๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด. Just community, movement, + a good excuse to spend time outside in the mountains we all love. Hill Yeah ๐Ÿค˜

Pretty cool to spot an Outdoor 76 ๐’œ๐“…๐“…๐’ถ๐“๐’ถ๐’ธ๐’ฝ๐’พ๐’ถ๐“ƒ ๐’ฏ๐“‡๐’ถ๐’พ๐“ hiker buff out in the wild at the ๐‚๐จ๐œ๐จ๐๐จ๐ง๐š ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ this week, worn by ul...
05/08/2026

Pretty cool to spot an Outdoor 76 ๐’œ๐“…๐“…๐’ถ๐“๐’ถ๐’ธ๐’ฝ๐’พ๐’ถ๐“ƒ ๐’ฏ๐“‡๐’ถ๐’พ๐“ hiker buff out in the wild at the ๐‚๐จ๐œ๐จ๐๐จ๐ง๐š ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ this week, worn by ultra runner and A.T. self supported record holder, Jeff "Legend" Garmire. ๐Ÿ‘€

Huge congratulations to Jeff on finishing ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ at this yearโ€™s Cocodona 250 and completing his sixth straight finish at one of the toughest races in the world. Absolutely unreal effort and consistency over the years.

Moments like this are a reminder of how connected the trail community really is. What started here in our little Appalachian Trail town of Franklin in 2010 continues to find its way onto trails, adventures, and races all across the country โ€” carried by people who simply love being outside and sharing the experience with others. It all comes back to a ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ด, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, + ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐š™๐šŽ๐š˜๐š™๐š•๐šŽ ๐šข๐š˜๐šž ๐š–๐šŽ๐šŽ๐š ๐šŠ๐š•๐š˜๐š—๐š ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐š ๐šŠ๐šข. ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™

๐.๐’. You can purchase a neck gaiter here and look like Jeff, but world class running / hiking results are not guaranteed. ๐Ÿ˜€ https://www.outdoor76.com/appalachian-trail-neck-gaiter.html

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35 E Main Street
Franklin, NC
28734

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