Laurel Fork Falls–Middle Pilot Mountain Road, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,020 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Laurel Fork Falls–Middle Pilot Mountain Road, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Balsam Grove, NC. The route reaches Laurel Fork Falls. It climbs 1,020 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,255 – 4,170 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Art Loeb Trail 35.26590, -82.84691
Nearest town Balsam Grove, NC
Directions
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Laurel Fork Falls–Middle Pilot Mountain Road, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,020 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 3,255–4,170 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Art Loeb Trail · 35.26590, -82.84691
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 67° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Art Loeb Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Pilot Mountain Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miPass Laurel Fork Falls.
- 50 ftBear right onto Middle Pilot Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Laurel Fork Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Pilot Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
21% dirt79% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F67°
Precip19%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity75%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
88°69°
17%
Sun
82°64°
61%
Mon
69°63°
42%
Tue
75°58°
Wed
82°59°
Thu
86°63°
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