Two of be most amazing peaks are just a short hike just minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway at mile marker 420! Black Balsam Knob (6,241 feet) and Tennent Mountain (6,040 feet) are two peaks that afford 360 views into some of the Southern Appalachian's most beautiful terrain. Views span across Graveyard Fields, Looking Glass Rock, Mount Pisgah, Cold Mountain and Shining Rock. Both peaks are located just a few minutes hike from the trailhead that doubles as the Art Loeb Trail and North Carolina's Mountain to Sea Trail.
To find this trailhead, go just past mile marker 420 on the Blue Ridge Parkway to Black Balsam Road and just a little over a half a mile up the semi-paved road is where the Art Loeb Trail and the Mountain to Sea Trail crosses the road. Stay on the Art Loeb Trail / MTST and it crosses both peaks. Black Balsam Knob is a little over a half mile from the trailhead and Tennents Mountain is less than a mile from Black Balsam Knob. These are two peaks that you cannot pass up if you're ever in this area.
