Brushy Ridge Falls–Babel Tower Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,366 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Brushy Ridge Falls–Babel Tower Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. The route reaches Brushy Ridge Falls at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,366 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Brushy Ridge Falls–Babel Tower Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,366 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 2,804–3,811 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Babel Tower Trail · 35.91850, -81.91953
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 20% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Babel Tower Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cabin Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Brushy Ridge Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Cabin Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Babel Tower Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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