Brushy Ridge Falls–Babel Tower Trail, 4 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 2,277 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Brushy Ridge Falls–Babel Tower Trail, 4 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. The route reaches Brushy Ridge Falls. It climbs 2,277 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Brushy Ridge Falls–Babel Tower Trail, 4 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 2,277 ft · 3 hr 24 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 miPass Brushy Ridge Falls.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Brushy Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach Brushy Ridge Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Cabin Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Babel Tower Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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