Devil's Hole Trail via Linville Gorge Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,503 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Devil's Hole Trail via Linville Gorge Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. It climbs 1,503 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,323 – 3,521 ft · steepest grade: 34%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hawksbill Trail 35.91431, -81.87840
Nearest town Wisemans View, NC
Directions
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Devil's Hole Trail via Linville Gorge Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,503 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 2,322–3,522 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Hawksbill Trail · 35.91431, -81.87840
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 69° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Devil's Hole Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 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
56% dirt44% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F69°
Precip19%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
86°69°
17%
Sun
88°63°
73%
Mon
72°61°
56%
Tue
75°56°
Wed
84°58°
Thu
84°63°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hawksbill Trail Trailhead
- Hawksbill Mountain–Hawksbill Viewpoint, 3 summits 1.9 mi · ▲ 689 ft
- Hawksbill Trail & Jonas Ridge Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Hawksbill Alt summit Viewpoint & Hawksbill Ledge Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 920 ft
- Cathedral Falls–Hawksbill Ledge, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft
- Devil's Cellar Overlook–Mountains-to-Sea Trail/ Table Rock Gap, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft
- Lettered Rock–Mountains-to-Sea Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 924 ft
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