Babel Tower Trail–Devil's Hole Trail, 3 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 4,464 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Babel Tower Trail–Devil's Hole Trail, 3 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. It climbs 4,464 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Babel Tower Trail–Devil's Hole Trail, 3 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 4,464 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Elevation 2,322–4,080 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 right onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Raspberry Ridge, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach Babel Tower Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Babel Tower Trail, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~152 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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