Linville Gorge Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 930 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Linville Gorge Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Linville Falls, NC. It climbs 930 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,956 – 3,550 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bynum Bluff Trail 35.93268, -81.92832
Nearest town Linville Falls, NC
Directions
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Linville Gorge Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 930 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 2,955–3,551 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Bynum Bluff Trail · 35.93268, -81.92832
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 20% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bynum Bluff Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Linville Gorge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bynum Bluff Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip20%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:51 PM
Sat
82°67°
16%
Sun
77°62°
81%
Mon
71°60°
72%
Tue
74°55°
Wed
83°57°
Thu
83°61°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bynum Bluff Trail Trailhead
- Bynum Bluff Trail via Linville Gorge Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 633 ft
- Cathedral Falls–Brushy Ridge Falls, 3 falls 10.6 mi · ▲ 2,560 ft
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