Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint–Mountains-to-Sea Trail/ Table Rock Gap, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. The route reaches Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint. It climbs 893 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,907 – 3,612 ft · steepest grade: 29%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail 35.88677, -81.88489
Nearest town Wisemans View, NC
Directions
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Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint–Mountains-to-Sea Trail/ Table Rock Gap, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 893 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 2,908–3,611 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail · 35.88677, -81.88489
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 85°F / low 69° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail/ Table Rock Gap, heading NE.
- 1 miReach Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 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
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F69°
Precip11%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:51 PM
Sun
79°63°
80%
Mon
71°60°
73%
Tue
77°54°
Wed
83°58°
Thu
86°62°
Fri
79°61°
32%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:17 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Mountains-to-Sea Trail Trailhead
- The Chimneys & Mountains-to-Sea Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 444 ft
- Rich Cove Road Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 889 ft
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail & Rich Cove Road 10 mi · ▲ 2,129 ft
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