Amphitheater–Jeep, 3 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 4,396 ft · 7 hr 22 min
Amphitheater–Jeep, 3 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Linville, NC. It climbs 4,396 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Amphitheater–Jeep, 3 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 4,396 ft · 7 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,230–3,365 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail · 35.80133, -81.88382
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 71° · precip 17% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start on Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Schoonover Crossover, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear right onto Rick's Crossover, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jeep, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 4.1 miTurn left onto Amphitheater, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 4.1 miContinue straight onto Jeep, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rick's Crossover, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Schoonover Crossover, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~136 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail Trailhead
- Faulkner Flats via Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 557 ft
- Faulkner Flats–Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail Loop, 4 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,764 ft
- Linville Gorge Trail–Schoonover Crossover, 3 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 3,969 ft
- Schoonover Crossover–Shooks Creek Road, 3 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 2,690 ft
- Cambric–Jeep, 3 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 4,411 ft
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