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. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
5. 250 ftTurn right onto Wolf Pit Road, heading SW.
6. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Shooks Creek Road, heading SE.
7. 0.8 miReach Linville Gorge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Wolf Pit Road, heading NW.
9. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
10. 300 ftTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
11. 300 ftTurn left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading E.
12. 50 ftTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
13. 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/linville-gorge-trail-shooks-creek-road-out-back-3-sights-12-km