Gingercake Mountain–Brushy Ridge Falls, 7 sights
9.2 mi · ▲ 3,027 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Gingercake Mountain–Brushy Ridge Falls, 7 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. The route passes Gingercake Mountain and Brushy Ridge Falls. It climbs 3,027 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Gingercake Mountain–Brushy Ridge Falls, 7 sights
9.2 mi · ▲ 3,027 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Elevation 2,322–4,163 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Devil's Hole Trail · 35.92264, -81.88677
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 68° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Devil's Hole Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Gingercake Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Devil's Cliff, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Red South, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Huckleberry, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Brushy Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miPass Brushy Ridge Falls.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Cabin Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn left onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 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 (~38 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Devil's Hole Trail Trailhead
- Jonas Ridge Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 645 ft
- Jonas Ridge Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 662 ft
- Devil's Cliff via Jonas Ridge Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,332 ft
- Table Rock Gap Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 562 ft
- Raspberry Ridge 4.7 mi · ▲ 759 ft
- Hawksbill Ledge–Hawksbill Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,367 ft
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