Hawksbill Trail & Jonas Ridge Trail Loop
2.4 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Hawksbill Trail & Jonas Ridge Trail Loop is a 2.4-mile loop in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. It climbs 479 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,288 – 3,826 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hawksbill Trail 35.91431, -81.87840
Nearest town Wisemans View, NC
Directions
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Hawksbill Trail & Jonas Ridge Trail Loop
2.4 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 3,286–3,825 ft
Loop · 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 on Hawksbill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
58% dirt42% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F69°
Precip19%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
86°69°
17%
Sun
88°63°
73%
Mon
72°61°
56%
Tue
75°56°
Wed
84°58°
Thu
84°63°
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 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
- Lettered Rock–Mountains-to-Sea Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 924 ft
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