Silvermine Bald–Split Falls, 6 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 3,226 ft · 6 hr 39 min
Silvermine Bald–Split Falls, 6 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Middle Prong Wilderness near Balsam Grove, NC. The route passes Split Falls and Silvermine Bald. It climbs 3,226 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Silvermine Bald–Split Falls, 6 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 3,226 ft · 6 hr 39 min
Elevation 4,485–5,943 ft
Out & Back · Middle Prong Wilderness
Trailhead: 35.30805, -82.90919
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 61° · precip 21% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftPass Split Falls.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Little Sam Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miPass Silvermine Bald.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Deep Gap Road, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Pilot Mountain Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Silvermine Bald, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Deep Gap Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Little Sam Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Flat Laurel Creek Trail, heading E.
- 2.6 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 7.0 mi in (~211 min). Leave by 4:05 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Split Falls & Flat Laurel Creek Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 410 ft
- Sam Knob–Split Falls, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,068 ft
- Devils Courthouse–Devils Courthouse Viewpoint, 5 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 898 ft
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