Art Loeb Trail itinerary
Every mile marker on the Art Loeb Trail route, in order, with the distance and elevation change between each one, and which permit each stretch needs. To set alerts for your dates, go to the Art Loeb Trail permit page.
Which permit covers this route
The Art Loeb Trail. One reservation is a trailhead or zone plus an entry date; you roam after that, issued by walk-up.
- Stops mapped
- 15
- Across the markers
- 30.0 mi
- Route length, measured
- about 29.6 mi
- Ascent, at least
- 4,339 ft
The stops below are the route's published mile markers, in order, with the elevations recorded against each one.
Distance and elevation change on each leg are the difference between the two published figures either side of it, so the legs are arithmetic on the markers and nothing more.
The Art Loeb Trail route, stop by stop
Mile 0.0
3,270 ft
Daniel Boone Boy Scout Camp (north terminus)
3.6 miles · 2,687 ft up to Cold Mountain
Mile 3.6
5,957 ft
Cold Mountain
2.6 miles · 22 ft up to Shining Rock
Mile 6.2
5,979 ft
Shining Rock
2.7 miles · 91 ft up to Tennent Mountain
Mile 8.9
6,070 ft
Tennent Mountain
1.7 miles · 141 ft up to Black Balsam Knob
Mile 10.6
6,211 ft
Black Balsam Knob
0.2 miles · 496 ft down to Ivestor Gap
Mile 10.8
5,715 ft
Ivestor Gap
1.7 miles · 255 ft up to Silvermine Bald
Mile 12.5
5,970 ft
Silvermine Bald
1.7 miles · 1,419 ft down to Farlow Gap
Mile 14.2
4,551 ft
Farlow Gap
1.6 miles · 529 ft up to Pilot Mountain
Mile 15.8
5,080 ft
Pilot Mountain
2.4 miles · 1,518 ft down to Rich Mountain
Mile 18.2
3,562 ft
Rich Mountain
2.4 miles · 333 ft down to Low Gap
Mile 20.6
3,229 ft
Low Gap
2.5 miles · 401 ft up to Sandy Gap
Mile 23.1
3,630 ft
Sandy Gap
1.3 miles · 213 ft up to Chestnut Knob
Mile 24.4
3,843 ft
Chestnut Knob
1.6 miles · 571 ft down to Stony Knob
Mile 26.0
3,272 ft
Stony Knob
4.0 miles · 1,119 ft down to Davidson River Campground (south terminus area)
Mile 30.0
2,153 ft
Davidson River Campground (south terminus area)
Getting a Art Loeb Trail for the dates you want
Planning the route is the easy half. Art Loeb Trail dates go fast, and the ones that come back are cancellations. They return to the booking system without warning and are gone again quickly. PermitSnag checks Art Loeb Trail around the clock and alerts you the moment a date opens.