Art Loeb Trail

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The Art Loeb Trail is a hiking trail located in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest. The trail is 28.3 miles long with a net elevation gain of nearly 4,000 feet. It begins at the Davidson River and ends at Cold Mountain in the Shining Rock Wilderness. It is blazed with the yellow silhouette of a hiker.

The Art Loeb Trail across four 6,000 foot mountains. The view is from Black Balsam Knob, then the trail goes over the bald of Tennent Mountain. In the distance the trail is on the west slope of Shining Rock. To the left of Shining Rock is Cold Mountain, where the trail ends.
The Art Loeb Trail across four 6,000 foot mountains. The view is from Black Balsam Knob, then the trail goes over the bald of Tennent Mountain. In the distance the trail is on the west slope of Shining Rock. To the left of Shining Rock is Cold Mountain, where the trail ends.

The trail is named in honor of the late Arthur J. Loeb, a former officer of the Carolina Mountain Club.

[edit] References

de Hart, Allen, North Carolina Hiking Trails. Boston, Massachusetts: Appalachian Mountain Club, 1982.

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