Best hikes in Shining Rock Wilderness
Ambleway maps 13 hikes in Shining Rock Wilderness, from a 2.7-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Art Loeb Trail & Little East Fork Trail. The biggest climb is Cold Mountain–Grassy Cove Top, 7 sights, gaining 3,829 ft, and the network tops out at 6,211 ft.
- Bridges Camp Gap Trail via Mountains-to-Sea Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 473 ft
- Black Balsam Knob–Black Balsam Summit Viewpoint Loop, 6 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft
- Big East Fork Trail & Bridges Camp Gap Trail 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,334 ft
- Grassy Cove Top–Art Loeb Trail Loop, 5 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 2,372 ft
- Second Falls–Bridges Camp Gap Trail, 5 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 2,045 ft
- Shining Rock–Little East Fork Trail, 3 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 2,630 ft
- View Cherry Cove (MP 415.7)–Art Loeb Trail, 4 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 3,238 ft
- Art Loeb Spur Trail–Art Loeb Trail Loop, 5 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 2,872 ft
- Upper Falls–Second Falls, 6 sights 12.3 mi · ▲ 2,334 ft
- Art Loeb Trail & Little East Fork Trail 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,386 ft
- Lower Falls Viewpoint–Big East Fork Trail, 3 sights 13.3 mi · ▲ 2,340 ft
- Cold Mountain–Grassy Cove Top, 7 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 3,829 ft
- Silvermine Bald–Art Loeb Spur Trail, 6 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 1,955 ft