Linville Gorge Wilderness

Faulkner Flats & Shortoff Trail via Fonta Flora Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,761 ft · 5 hr 55 min

Faulkner Flats & Shortoff Trail via Fonta Flora Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Linville, NC. It climbs 1,761 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,207 – 1,919 ft · steepest grade: 17%16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fonta Flora Trail 35.77602, -81.83988
Nearest town Linville, NC

Directions

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Faulkner Flats & Shortoff Trail via Fonta Flora Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,761 ft · 5 hr 55 min

Elevation 1,209–1,920 ft

Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness

Trailhead: Fonta Flora Trail · 35.77602, -81.83988

Weather Sep 4: Rain showers, high 95°F / low 68° · precip 16% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

  1. Start on Fonta Flora Trail, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 2.2 miBear left onto Fonta Flora Connector Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Faulkner Flats, heading SW.
  11. 1.1 miBear right onto Shortoff Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miReach Faulkner Flats, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Faulkner Flats, heading NE.
  14. 2.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail, heading SE.
  18. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 500 ftTurn left onto Fonta Flora State Trail and Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail, heading S.
  21. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miBear right onto Fonta Flora Trail, heading NE.
  23. 2.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

83% dirt2% gravel15% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 95°F68°
Feels like85°Precip16%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity82%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°65° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 14% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Sat 98°73°
Sun 93°69° 70%
Mon 82°67° 59%
Tue 88°63°
Wed 90°63°
Thu 94°68°

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