Sandy Gap via Art Loeb Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,661 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Sandy Gap via Art Loeb Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Bracken Preserve near Laurel Falls, NC. The route reaches Sandy Gap at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,661 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Sandy Gap via Art Loeb Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,661 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 2,753–3,886 ft
Out & Back · Bracken Preserve
Trailhead: 35.24215, -82.77167
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Art Loeb Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Sandy Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 1 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 1.6 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- 475C & Brushy Creek 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft
- Sandy Gap–Grogan Creek Road, 4 saddles 14.3 mi · ▲ 3,269 ft
- Revels Prong Falls–Sandy Gap, 3 saddles 14.8 mi · ▲ 3,484 ft
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