Ivestor Gap - Seasonal Motor Road
Black Balsam Road / Ivestor Gap trailhead, approximate public reference, Pisgah National Forest, NC
About this trail
Ivestor Gap has a seasonally designated motor-road section reached from Black Balsam Road in Pisgah National Forest. Use a road-legal, high-clearance 4WD and stay on the posted motorized roadbed. The longer hiking trail and Shining Rock Wilderness are not driving routes. The currently linked motor map gives August 15 through December 31 for the designated section; weather and gates can restrict access. The map pin is an approximate public trailhead reference, and the source photo shows historical rocky road conditions.
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Terrain
Access and reports
- Surface
- Rocky · Forest · Scenic
- Latest condition report
- Not published
- Map point
- A public map point is published. The full trail route is not available.
Before you go
- Check current access and vehicle rules with the operator before traveling.
- Use only the signed seasonal motor-road section; stop at the posted motor-vehicle limit and any closure gate
- No driving into Shining Rock Wilderness or onto the hiking continuation, Art Loeb Trail or walking loop
- Use the currently linked Forest Service motor map and actual signs; no downloadable driving track or full hiking-trail mileage is supplied here
- Confirm trail gates, snow and current access with Pisgah Ranger District before travel
- Check current Parkway road closures when approaching Black Balsam Road; use road-legal vehicles
Location
This is the public map point supplied for the trail profile. Private access instructions are never inferred from this view.
Black Balsam Road / Ivestor Gap trailhead, approximate public reference, Pisgah National Forest, NC
35.326, -82.881
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