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Linville Gorge Wilderness

Gully Pipe–Linville Gorge Trail, 4 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 3,732 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Gully Pipe–Linville Gorge Trail, 4 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Linville, NC. The route reaches Gully Pipe at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 3,732 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,250 – 2,923 ft · steepest grade: 28%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail 35.82230, -81.93051
Nearest town Linville, NC
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Gully Pipe–Linville Gorge Trail, 4 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 3,732 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 1,251–2,925 ft

Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness

Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail · 35.82230, -81.93051

Weather Sep 4: Rain showers, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 17% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 1.4 miBear right onto Rick's Crossover, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Olson, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miReach Gully Pipe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Olson, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Rick's Crossover, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 1.7 miTurn left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
  17. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gully-pipe-out-back-1e5f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 86°F68°
Precip17%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity93%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 14% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat 89°71°
Sun 89°64° 70%
Mon 76°62° 59%
Tue 80°59°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 88°63°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~165 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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