Erwin's View Outlook–Gorge View, 3 viewpoints
1.6 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 40 min
Erwin's View Outlook–Gorge View, 3 viewpoints is a 1.6-mile out-and-back near Linville Falls, NC. The route passes Erwin's View Outlook before reaching Gorge View at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 260 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Erwin's View Outlook–Gorge View, 3 viewpoints
1.6 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 40 min
Elevation 3,171–3,369 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.
- 0.8 miPass Gorge View.
- 100 ftReach Erwin's View Outlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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