Linville Gorge Wilderness

Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail & Wolf Pit Road via Mountains-to-Sea Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 2,391 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail & Wolf Pit Road via Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Linville, NC. It climbs 2,391 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,230 – 1,998 ft · steepest grade: 25%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wolf Pit Road 35.79835, -81.92724
Nearest town Linville, NC

Directions

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Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail & Wolf Pit Road via Mountains-to-Sea Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 2,391 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Elevation 1,230–1,999 ft

Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness

Trailhead: Wolf Pit Road · 35.79835, -81.92724

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 91°F / low 75° · precip 17% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

  1. Start on Wolf Pit Road, heading N.
  2. 2.9 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.4 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftBear left onto Schoonover Crossover, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miReach Wolf Pit Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 1.6 miTurn left onto Schoonover Crossover, heading E.
  18. 200 ftBear right onto Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail, heading NW.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miBear left onto Wolf Pit Road, heading NW.
  23. 2.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

53% dirt2% gravel45% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 91°F75°
Precip17%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°75° 1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 6% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat 93°72°
Sun 84°67° 70%
Mon 79°65° 60%
Tue 82°61°
Wed 87°61°
Thu 91°66°

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