North Carolina trails · Art Loeb Nrt
Art Loeb Nrt
A 17.9-mile network in North Carolina, with 3,818 ft of climbing. Reaches Chestnut Knob and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 51% of the ascent falls between mile 12.0 and mile 17.9. It gives back about 3,344 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Chestnut Knob (summit)
- Pilot Mountain (summit)
- Sassafras Knob (summit)
- Farlow Gap (pass)
- Chestnut Mountain (summit)
- Low Gap (pass)
- Catpen Gap (pass)
- Gloucester Gap (pass)
- Deep Gap (pass)
- Cat Gap (pass)
Heads up
Getting there
ART LOEB TRAILHEAD, GLOUESTER GAP — parking nearby. 35.26578, -82.84705 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:36 a.m., the sun rises at 7:02 a.m. and sets at 7:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:25 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.9-mile route takes roughly 8 h 33 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:35 p.m. — 4 h 24 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Black Balsam Summit Trail + ART LOEB NRT — 3.3 mi loop, 268 ft gain
- IVESTOR GAP + ART LOEB SPUR + ART LOEB NRT — 4.1 mi loop, 892 ft gain
- GRAVEYARD RIDGE + IVESTOR GAP + ART LOEB NRT — 8.9 mi loop, 1,767 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Old Butt Knob — 6.8 mi
- Black Mountain — 7.1 mi
- Squirrel Gap — 10.0 mi
- Turkey Pen Gap — 11.8 mi