Comments on: Black Balsam to Silvermine and Chestnut Balds on Mountains to Sea Trail, Blue Ridge Parkway https://internetbrothers.org/2015/10/24/black-balsam-to-silvermine-and-chestnut-balds-on-mountains-to-sea-trail-blue-ridge-parkway/ A Hiking Blog Wed, 05 Jul 2017 23:05:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeff Clark, Meanderthals https://internetbrothers.org/2015/10/24/black-balsam-to-silvermine-and-chestnut-balds-on-mountains-to-sea-trail-blue-ridge-parkway/#comment-5674 Thu, 05 May 2016 01:06:00 +0000 http://internetbrothers.org/?p=17392#comment-5674 In reply to Mark Stoffan.

Yeah, that loop is one of my favorite hikes up there in the land between the two wilderness areas. I also like doing this short little out and back just for overall mental health. The black balsam forest is awesome. The views from both Silvermine and Chestnut are some of the best in all the high country. It’s easy to give your brain a rest.

]]> By: Mark Stoffan https://internetbrothers.org/2015/10/24/black-balsam-to-silvermine-and-chestnut-balds-on-mountains-to-sea-trail-blue-ridge-parkway/#comment-5673 Thu, 05 May 2016 00:57:00 +0000 http://internetbrothers.org/?p=17392#comment-5673 A nice report as always, Jeff. I’ve started and ended this hike at Devils Courthouse on the BRP, using the MST, Little Sam, Flat Laurel Creek, and Sam Knob Trails to make a loop, and I’ve made a ten miler by starting at the end of Black Balsam Road, doing the above counterclockwise, and adding Black Balsam at day’s end via the Art Loeb and the Art Loeb Spur. Always a fun hike.

]]> By: Jeff Clark, Meanderthals https://internetbrothers.org/2015/10/24/black-balsam-to-silvermine-and-chestnut-balds-on-mountains-to-sea-trail-blue-ridge-parkway/#comment-5539 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 18:03:00 +0000 http://internetbrothers.org/?p=17392#comment-5539 In reply to Jimmy Rumple.

Jimmy, I’ve done the same hike you mention several times. It’s one of my favorites in the WNC high country. Even that stretch along Hwy 215 is usually quite scenic.

]]> By: Jimmy Rumple https://internetbrothers.org/2015/10/24/black-balsam-to-silvermine-and-chestnut-balds-on-mountains-to-sea-trail-blue-ridge-parkway/#comment-5538 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:53:00 +0000 http://internetbrothers.org/?p=17392#comment-5538 My wife, Joyce and I did a nice, long loop hike last year, going up Sam’s Knob, then across the Flat Laurel Creek Trail to Hwy. 215. We then walked up the road shoulder for 1/4 mile and turned left onto the MST and went across to the area you describe in this article, making our way back over to Black Balsam Rd. The section of the MST that you haven’t done (from Hwy. 215 to Chestnut Bald) was in fairly rough shape in places, but not terribly

difficult–not a lot of elevation change, as I recall, because you are basically parallel to the BRP. You should definitely do that winter hike.

]]> By: Tim Truemper https://internetbrothers.org/2015/10/24/black-balsam-to-silvermine-and-chestnut-balds-on-mountains-to-sea-trail-blue-ridge-parkway/#comment-5526 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 21:05:00 +0000 http://internetbrothers.org/?p=17392#comment-5526 Was in Virginia just a few days after this post. Wish I could have gotten there about that time as it looks very colorful. I have been to the other knobs in the area with Black Balsam being the most recent. This looks great and have added it for Spring. Thanks as always, Jeff.

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