Chimney View & Erwin's View Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 37 min
Chimney View & Erwin's View Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back near Linville Falls, NC. The route reaches Chimney View at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 309 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,166 – 3,327 ft · steepest grade: 32%1.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Linville Falls Road 35.95473, -81.92789
Nearest town Linville Falls, NC
Directions
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Chimney View & Erwin's View Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 37 min
Elevation 3,166–3,328 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Linville Falls Road · 35.95473, -81.92789
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 65° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Linville Falls Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Erwin's View Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftReach Chimney View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 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
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F65°
Precip19%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
85°68°
18%
Sun
88°63°
73%
Mon
73°62°
52%
Tue
76°57°
Wed
85°59°
Thu
85°63°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Linville Falls Road Trailhead
- Duggers Creek Falls & Plunge Basin Overlook via Plunge Basin Trail 1 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Linville Falls–Upper Linville Falls, 5 falls 1.1 mi · ▲ 90 ft
- Plunge Basin & Plunge Basin Trail 1.3 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Erwin's View Outlook–Gorge View, 3 viewpoints 1.6 mi · ▲ 260 ft
- Marion Wright via Erwin's View Trail 2 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Linville Falls Connector Trail via Erwin's View Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 202 ft
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