Black Balsam Knob Road, the easiest road to access a cornucopia of blueberries off the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Balsam Range, will be closed this year starting Sept. 2, according to the signs ...

But my favorite of them all: Black Balsam Knob in the Pisgah National Forest, just above the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Brevard. It’s not a secret spot, by any means, though there’s no real ...

Standing atop Black Balsam Knob, one of a half-dozen 6,000-foot-plus peaks on this section of the Art Loeb and surrounding trails, the Blue Ridge Parkway unspooled far beneath me. In the distance ...

Distance/Difficulty: 5.2-mile loop starting on the Ivestor Gap Trail to jaw-dropping views from Tennent Mountain and Black Balsam Knob, ending on Art Loeb Trail. Moderate difficulty.

If you're adventurous and want the full day hike, I would recommend starting on the 215 side of the hike; it offers an easy seven-mile lollipop of a hike with an optional 0.7-mile summit of Sam Knob.

Weekend Hikes: Think of the Art ... Black Balsam Knob, and ends in Shining Rock Wilderness. The seven-mile (11-kilometer) section from Black Balsam to Deep Gap, just shy of Cold Mountain (yup, ...

The next hike on Friday, Oct. 14 will take place at Pisgah National Forest (Pisgah Ranger District), a 6.5-mile, moderate, loop hike to the summits of Grassy Cove Top, Tennent Mountain, and Black ...

Black Balsam is a heavily trafficked trail off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Less than 30 miles from Asheville , it is widely considered one of the most popular trails in Pisgah.

A man from Asheville is still missing after going hiking a week ago in Western North Carolina, according to local law enforcement. Chad Seger was last seen Oct. 12 near Black Balsam in Pisgah ...

Asheville area hiking guides recommend some favorite WNC summer spots, from up and down the Blue Ridge Parkway and beyond.