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Linville Gorge Wilderness

Amphitheater–Cambric, 3 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 5,028 ft · 7 hr 15 min

Amphitheater–Cambric, 3 sights is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Linville, NC. It climbs 5,028 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,335 – 3,366 ft · steepest grade: 50%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail 35.82230, -81.93051
Nearest town Linville, NC
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Amphitheater–Cambric, 3 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 5,028 ft · 7 hr 15 min

Elevation 1,334–3,365 ft

Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness

Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail · 35.82230, -81.93051

Weather Sep 4: Rain showers, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 17% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miSharp left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading NW.
  3. 3.1 miTurn right onto Cambric, heading N.
  4. 1.4 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left onto Amphitheater, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miReach Mountains-to-Sea Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.2 miBear right onto Cambric, heading S.
  9. 1.4 miTurn left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading SW.
  10. 2.5 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SE.
  12. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/amphitheater-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 86°F68°
Precip17%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity93%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 14% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat 89°71°
Sun 89°64° 70%
Mon 76°62° 59%
Tue 80°59°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 88°63°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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