Gingercake Mountain via Jonas Ridge Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 906 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Gingercake Mountain via Jonas Ridge Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. The route reaches Gingercake Mountain at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 906 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Gingercake Mountain via Jonas Ridge Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 906 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 3,286–4,163 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.
- 1.3 miReach Gingercake Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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 Hole Trail via Linville Gorge Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,503 ft
- Devil's Cellar Overlook–Mountains-to-Sea Trail/ Table Rock Gap, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,167 ft
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