Rich Mountain via Art Loeb Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Rich Mountain via Art Loeb Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Balsam Grove, NC. The route reaches Rich Mountain at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 512 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,022 – 3,537 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Catheys Creek Road 35.24976, -82.82175
Nearest town Balsam Grove, NC
Directions
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Rich Mountain via Art Loeb Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 3,023–3,538 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Catheys Creek Road · 35.24976, -82.82175
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 19% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Catheys Creek Road, heading N.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Rich Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catheys Creek Road, heading SE.
- 1.5 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
88% gravel12% dirt
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F68°
Precip19%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity79%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
88°70°
17%
Sun
85°66°
61%
Mon
72°64°
42%
Tue
75°59°
Wed
83°60°
Thu
89°64°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Catheys Creek Road Trailhead
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- 471A & Worm Hole via Catheys Creek Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 380 ft
- Low Gap Road–Searcy Connector, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 584 ft
- Long Loeb LWO via Catheys Creek Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 419 ft
- 471C via Catheys Creek Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Catheys Creek Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 407 ft
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