Trails in the Shining Rock Wilderness Area
This is your guide to individual trails in the Shining Rock Wilderness.Art Loeb Section 3
Blaze Color: White
Starting at Black Balsam Road and going generally north, this is one of the most popular stretches of the Art Loeb trail as it crosses over the 6,200' summit of Black Balsam Knob. It then winds along the grassy summit of the ridge, including the summit of Tennent Mountain, before descending thru Ivestor Gap. The trail follows Shining Rock Ledge past Shining Rock itself - the quartzite rock outcrop which gave this wilderness area its name. It continues along the ledge at or above 5000' in elevation all the way to Deep Gap, where an out-and-back extension climbs up to the summmit of Cold Mountain.
Big East Fork
USGS/USFS Number: 357
Follows the Big East Fork Pigeon River. Pristine river scenes. Trail is wide and heavily used near beginning; diminishes somewhat the further you travel.
