Silvermine Bald & Art Loeb Spur Trail via Ivestor Gap Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Big East Fork, NC. The route reaches Silvermine Bald at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 644 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,807 – 6,116 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ivestor Gap Trail 35.32592, -82.88161
Nearest town Big East Fork, NC
Directions
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Silvermine Bald & Art Loeb Spur Trail via Ivestor Gap Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 644 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 5,809–6,117 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Ivestor Gap Trail · 35.32592, -82.88161
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 59° · precip 20% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ivestor Gap Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Art Loeb Spur Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miReach Silvermine Bald, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Art Loeb Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Art Loeb Spur Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ivestor Gap Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F59°
Precip20%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity65%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°55°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
74°60°
17%
Sun
70°56°
66%
Mon
61°54°
56%
Tue
66°49°
15%
Wed
74°50°
Thu
77°54°
25%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Ivestor Gap Trail Trailhead
- Black Balsam Knob–Black Balsam Summit Viewpoint Loop, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 402 ft
- Grassy Cove Top–Art Loeb Spur Trail, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 665 ft
- Lower Falls Viewpoint–Art Loeb Spur Trail, 5 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,223 ft
- Second Falls–Art Loeb Spur Trail, 5 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,179 ft
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