Gingercake Mountain via Jonas Ridge Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 694 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Gingercake Mountain via Jonas Ridge Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Cold Springs, NC. The route reaches Gingercake Mountain at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 694 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gingercake Mountain via Jonas Ridge Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 694 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 3,579–4,163 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: 35.93988, -81.88282
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 67° · precip 20% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Gingercake Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 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 1.3 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Jonas Ridge Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 772 ft
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- Lettered Rock–Raspberry Ridge Loop, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,947 ft
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