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Shining Rock via Art Loeb Trail and Ivestor Gap Trail

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 based on 8 tracks & routes #8 hike out of 34 in
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10.5 mi
Distance
5 hrs 37 min
Time
terrain
518 ft
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Alternate Routes

  1. Shining Rock Loop via Art Loeb Trail
    ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.8 mi

Nearby Hiking Trails

  1. Graveyard Fields Loop including Upper Falls
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.1 mi
  2. Cold Mountain via Art Loeb Trail (from Daniel Boone Scout Camp)
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 10.0 mi
  3. Tennent Mountain Loop via Ivestor Gap Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.7 mi
  4. Shining Rock Wilderness - Deep Gap from the Black Balsam TH via Art Loeb Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.3 mi
  5. Shining Rock "The Hard Way": Old Butt - Shining Creek Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.5 mi
  6. Little Sam's Knob Loop via Sam Knob and Flat Laurel Creek Trail/Old Railroad Grade
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.8 mi
  7. Big East Fork Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.3 mi
  8. Grassy Cove Top Loop via Graveyard Ridge Trail and Art Loeb Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 6.3 mi
  9. Skinny Dip Falls via Mountains to Sea Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.5 mi
  10. Devil’s Courthouse from Hwy 215 via the MST
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.9 mi