Shining Rock–Little East Fork Trail, 3 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,630 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Shining Rock–Little East Fork Trail, 3 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Shining Rock Wilderness near Burnett Siding, NC. The route reaches Shining Rock at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 2,630 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Shining Rock–Little East Fork Trail, 3 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,630 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Elevation 3,322–5,959 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 miContinue straight onto Ivestor Gap Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Little East Fork Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Old Butt Knob Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Shining Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Little East Fork Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ivestor Gap Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Little East Fork Trail, heading W.
- 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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