The Best Backpacking in Waynesville

Fort Ridge Overlook to Waterrock Knob is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Sylva, North Carolina.

Cold Mountain via Art Loeb Trail is an out-and-back trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Canton, North Carolina.

Blackrock Mountain and The Pinnacle is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Sylva, North Carolina.

Caldwell Fork Loop is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Waynesville, North Carolina.

Hemphill Bald via Caldwell Fork Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Waynesville, North Carolina.

Pretty Hollow Gap Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Waynesville, North Carolina.

This is one of my favorite quick "getaway" loops in the Pisgah Ranger District. Turn onto Black Balsam Knob Road (Mile Marker 420 on the Blue Ridge Parkway) go until you reach a dead end and park at the parking lot. You'll see the Sam Knob trail to the right of the public bathrooms. From there, i...

Cold Mountain via Ivestor Gap, East Little Fork, and Art Loeb is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Canton, North Carolina.

Shining Rock Wilderness Loop via Art Loeb Trail is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Canton, North Carolina.

Sam's Knob and Little Sam Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Pisgah Forest, North Carolina.

Old Butt Knob - Big East Fork Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Canton, North Carolina.

There are several ways to access the Shining Rock Wilderness Area, but go for the main trail head off of Hwy 276. The trail is split by the Pigeon River, providing a seemingly infinite combinations of trails and routes, keeping in mind that this area intersects often with the well known Art Lobe ...

Big East Fork and Art Loeb Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Canton, North Carolina.

Big East Fork Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Canton, North Carolina.

Graveyard Ridge, Greasy Cove, Art Loeb Trails to Black Balsam Knob is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Canton, North Carolina.

Cold Mountain via Art Loeb and Cold Mountain Trail is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Canton, North Carolina.