Conley Cove Trail & Linville Gorge Trail
15.7 mi · ▲ 2,406 ft · 6 hr 26 min
Conley Cove Trail & Linville Gorge Trail is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. It climbs 2,406 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Conley Cove Trail & Linville Gorge Trail
15.7 mi · ▲ 2,406 ft · 6 hr 26 min
Elevation 1,334–2,977 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Conley Cove Trail · 35.89022, -81.90636
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 85°F / low 70° · precip 18% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Conley Cove Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading S.
- 5.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Conley Cove Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading NE.
- 6.4 miSharp left onto Conley Cove Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 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
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