Cathedral Falls–Conley Cove Trail, 4 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 2,347 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Cathedral Falls–Conley Cove Trail, 4 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. The route reaches Cathedral Falls. It climbs 2,347 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cathedral Falls–Conley Cove Trail, 4 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 2,347 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Elevation 1,895–3,316 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Hawksbill Trail · 35.91431, -81.87840
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 86°F / low 69° · precip 15% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Hawksbill Ledge, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Spence Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Cathedral Falls.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Conley Cove Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach Cathedral Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Spence Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Hawksbill Ledge, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 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
More from Hawksbill Trail Trailhead
- Hawksbill Mountain–Hawksbill Viewpoint, 3 summits 1.9 mi · ▲ 689 ft
- Hawksbill Trail & Jonas Ridge Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Hawksbill Alt summit Viewpoint & Hawksbill Ledge Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 920 ft
- Cathedral Falls–Hawksbill Ledge, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft
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