Linville Gorge Wilderness

Mountains-to-Sea Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Linville, NC. It climbs 251 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,221 – 1,490 ft · steepest grade: 32%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.79706, -81.89531
Nearest town Linville, NC

Directions

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Mountains-to-Sea Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 1,219–1,490 ft

Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness

Trailhead: 35.79706, -81.89531

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto Schoonover Crossover, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 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

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:53 PM

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