Cambric–Linville Gorge Trail, 3 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 1,626 ft · 5 hr 5 min
Cambric–Linville Gorge Trail, 3 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Linville, NC. It climbs 1,626 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,335 – 1,998 ft13.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wolf Pit Road 35.79835, -81.92724
Nearest town Linville, NC
Directions
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Cambric–Linville Gorge Trail, 3 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 1,626 ft · 5 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,334–1,999 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Wolf Pit Road · 35.79835, -81.92724
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 91°F / low 75° · precip 17% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start on Wolf Pit Road, heading N.
- 2.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading NE.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Cambric, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Wolf Pit Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading NW.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Wolf Pit Road, heading SW.
- 2.9 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
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 91°F75°
Precip17%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°75°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
93°72°
Sun
84°67°
70%
Mon
79°65°
60%
Tue
82°61°
Wed
87°61°
Thu
91°66°
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