After hiking 5.1 miles of the Big Creek Trail and taking one mile of the Camel Gap trail, the Gunter Fork Trail breaks off to the left. The Gunter Fork Trail is 4.1 miles long, taking you to the Balsam Mountain Trail. This trail is not a popular trail to hike just for fun. Its main use is to help people get off the longer Appalachian Trail or Benton MacKaye Trail.