Babel Tower Trail–Devil's Hole Trail, 3 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 2,639 ft · 4 hr 27 min
Babel Tower Trail–Devil's Hole Trail, 3 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. It climbs 2,639 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,323 – 3,521 ft · steepest grade: 33%9.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Table Rock Gap Trail 35.90268, -81.87845
Nearest town Wisemans View, NC
Directions
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Babel Tower Trail–Devil's Hole Trail, 3 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 2,639 ft · 4 hr 27 min
Elevation 2,322–3,522 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Table Rock Gap Trail · 35.90268, -81.87845
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 70° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Table Rock Gap Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Babel Tower Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Table Rock Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miBear right onto Table Rock Gap Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
58% dirt42% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F70°
Precip19%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
87°71°
16%
Sun
89°65°
72%
Mon
74°63°
57%
Tue
77°58°
Wed
86°60°
Thu
86°64°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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