Cathedral Falls–Spence Ridge Trail, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,014 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Cathedral Falls–Spence Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. The route reaches Cathedral Falls. It climbs 1,014 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cathedral Falls–Spence Ridge Trail, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,014 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 1,897–2,922 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Table Rock Gap Trail · 35.90268, -81.87845
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 70° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Table Rock Gap Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Spence Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miPass Cathedral Falls.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Cathedral Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Spence Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Table Rock Gap Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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