Art Loeb Trail & Little East Fork Trail
12.7 mi · ▲ 2,386 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Art Loeb Trail & Little East Fork Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Shining Rock Wilderness near Burnett Siding, NC. It climbs 2,386 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Art Loeb Trail & Little East Fork Trail
12.7 mi · ▲ 2,386 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Elevation 3,322–5,713 ft
Out & Back · Shining Rock Wilderness
Trailhead: Little East Fork Trail · 35.38331, -82.89590
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 86°F / low 67° · precip 19% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Little East Fork Trail, heading S.
- 4.8 miSharp right onto Ivestor Gap Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Little East Fork Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ivestor Gap Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Little East Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 4.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~201 min). Leave by 4:15 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Little East Fork Trail Trailhead
- Shining Rock–Little East Fork Trail, 3 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 2,630 ft
- Black Balsam Knob–Art Loeb Trail, 5 sights 16 mi · ▲ 2,987 ft
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