Blue Rock Road–Cambric, 3 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 4,754 ft · 5 hr 49 min
Blue Rock Road–Cambric, 3 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Ashford, NC. It climbs 4,754 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,457 – 3,219 ft · steepest grade: 43%10.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pinch In Trail 35.85158, -81.91768
Nearest town Ashford, NC
Directions
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Blue Rock Road–Cambric, 3 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 4,754 ft · 5 hr 49 min
Elevation 1,458–3,219 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Pinch In Trail · 35.85158, -81.91768
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:51 PM
- Start on Pinch In Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cambric, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Rock Road, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach Pinch In Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Cambric, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pinch In Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 87°F68°
Precip11%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:51 PM
Sun
80°64°
78%
Mon
72°61°
73%
Tue
78°55°
Wed
84°58°
Thu
87°63°
Fri
80°62°
31%
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