Devil's Cliff–Lower Cross, 3 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 2,332 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Devil's Cliff–Lower Cross, 3 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. It climbs 2,332 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Devil's Cliff–Lower Cross, 3 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 2,332 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Elevation 2,887–4,080 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.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Devil's Cliff, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Lower Cross, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Table Rock Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Devil's Cliff, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear right onto Table Rock Gap Trail, heading S.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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