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Most exits around Asheville are still about five miles from the downtown. But, as stated above, hitching is common in and around the town so people are likely to pick you up from there as well and take you into downtown or wherever you need to go.
From southwest/i81/i85 and Atlanta
North Carolina is a hub for migrant farm workers. Look for them at any exit from Texas to South Carolina and you have a chance to get a ride. They often work in the piedmont area (further east) so ask them to leave you at the cross of 81 85 north and 26 west in Spartanburg. There are two gas stations at the first exit on 26 and most people stopping there are heading through Asheville.
Though people are conservative in this area and unused to hitchhiking, they are often very friendly and curious. Owen approached two young guys at this gas station. Though they were local, they drove him to Asheville because they had 'nothing better to do' and treated him to beer.