Family and friends hiked the Art Loeb Trail earlier this month to pay tribute to its namesake – a man known as a trailblazer both literally and figuratively. On Nov. 9, 1969, a 30-mile trail was ...

Now the only plaque commemorating Art Loeb and the trail named for him is on top of Black Balsam Knob. It illustrates the complete route from the Davidson River to Camp Daniel Boone.

Weekend Hikes: Think of the Art Loeb Trail as a freeze-dried Appalachian Trail: all the big savory morsels of the nation's premier long trail concentrated into a bite-size package.

A man who planned to hike along the Art Loeb trail near Shining Rock Wilderness had to be rescued after he became stranded in last weekend's storm.

Hike of the week: A Blue Ridge feast on the Art Loeb Trail with camping, GPS, National Geographic map and parking area on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

The 30.1-mile Art Loeb Trail in Pisgah National Forest has a reputation as one of the longer and more difficult trails in the state.

A stranded hiker was rescued from a popular trail in North Carolina during a snow storm Sunday, according to Allison Richmond with Haywood County Emergency Services.

A search and rescue team in Western North Carolina had to save a stranded hiker who attempted to camp on the Art Loeb Trail and got caught in Winter Storm Izzy.

To help hikers and campers, The Pisgah Ranger District and The Pisgah Conservancy are teaming up to rebuild structures on the Art Loeb Trail.

A search and rescue team in Western North Carolina had to save a stranded hiker who attempted to camp on the Art Loeb Trail and got caught in Winter Storm Izzy.

A search and rescue team in Western North Carolina had to save a stranded hiker who attempted to camp on the Art Loeb Trail and got caught in Winter Storm Izzy.