Devil's Cliff via Jonas Ridge Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 1,177 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Devil's Cliff via Jonas Ridge Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Cold Springs, NC. It climbs 1,177 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Devil's Cliff via Jonas Ridge Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 1,177 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 3,392–4,055 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: 35.93988, -81.88282
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 82°F / low 67° · precip 20% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Devil's Cliff, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Devil's Cliff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Jonas Ridge Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 772 ft
- Hawksbill Alt summit Viewpoint–Hawksbill Ledge, 4 sights 7 mi · ▲ 1,800 ft
- Lettered Rock–Raspberry Ridge Loop, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,947 ft
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