Fonta Flora Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Fonta Flora Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Linville, NC. It climbs 269 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,224 – 1,362 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fonta Flora Trail 35.78366, -81.84374
Nearest town Linville, NC

Directions

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Fonta Flora Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 1,223–1,363 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fonta Flora Trail · 35.78366, -81.84374

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

  1. Start on Fonta Flora Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 1.1 miReach Fonta Flora Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 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

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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