Linville Peak–Patio View of MacRae Peak, 4 sights is a 1.4-mile out-and-back near Grandfather, NC. The route passes Linville Peak before reaching Patio View of MacRae Peak at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 367 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,007 – 5,387 ft · steepest grade: 27%1.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bridge Trail 36.09484, -81.82984
Nearest town Grandfather, NC
Directions
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Linville Peak–Patio View of MacRae Peak, 4 sights
1.4 mi · ▲ 367 ft · 39 min
Elevation 5,008–5,386 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bridge Trail · 36.09484, -81.82984
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 14% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach Linville Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Grandfather Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Grandfather Extension Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Patio View of MacRae Peak.
- 0.6 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
88% dirt7% paved4% rock1% boardwalk
Weather
FogTemperature 78°F62°
Precip14%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity81%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
77°64°
17%
Sun
76°57°
66%
Mon
64°52°
46%
Tue
68°50°
Wed
75°52°
Thu
77°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bridge Trail Trailhead
- Patio View of MacRae Peak–Bridge Trail Loop, 3 sights 1.3 mi · ▲ 372 ft
- Grandfather Extension Trail & Grandfather Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 831 ft
- Grandmother View–Black Rock Trail, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 425 ft
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