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Linville Gorge Wilderness

Brushy Ridge Falls–Brushy Ridge Trail, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,793 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Brushy Ridge Falls–Brushy Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Linville Falls, NC. The route reaches Brushy Ridge Falls. It climbs 1,793 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,854 – 3,665 ft · steepest grade: 41%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Linville Gorge Trail 35.94025, -81.93026
Nearest town Linville Falls, NC
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Brushy Ridge Falls–Brushy Ridge Trail, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,793 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 2,855–3,665 ft

Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness

Trailhead: Linville Gorge Trail · 35.94025, -81.93026

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:51 PM

  1. Start on Linville Gorge Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left onto Brushy Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftPass Brushy Ridge Falls.
  4. 1.1 miReach Brushy Ridge Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.3 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/brushy-ridge-falls-brushy-ridge-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:51 PM

Hikes near Linville Falls, North Carolina