Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint–Babel Tower Trail, 6 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. The route reaches Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 4,257 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,323 – 3,809 ft · steepest grade: 29%14.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Babel Tower Trail 35.91850, -81.91953
Nearest town Wisemans View, NC
Directions
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Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint–Babel Tower Trail, 6 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 4,257 ft · 6 hr 58 min
Elevation 2,322–3,811 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Babel Tower Trail · 35.91850, -81.91953
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 65° · precip 20% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Babel Tower Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miBear right onto Table Rock Gap Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail/ Table Rock Gap, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail/ Table Rock Gap, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Table Rock Gap Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Jonas Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Devil's Hole Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Babel Tower Trail, heading S.
- 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 surface
73% dirt27% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F65°
Precip20%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity79%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
80°67°
16%
Sun
77°62°
73%
Mon
70°59°
53%
Tue
74°55°
Wed
82°57°
Thu
83°61°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~214 min). Leave by 3:59 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Babel Tower Trail Trailhead
- Brushy Ridge Falls–Babel Tower Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,366 ft
- Brushy Ridge Falls–Babel Tower Trail, 4 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 2,277 ft
- Hawksbill Mountain–Hawksbill Viewpoint, 6 sights 9 mi · ▲ 3,605 ft
- Cathedral Falls & Babel Tower Trail via Linville Gorge Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 2,310 ft
- Babel Tower Trail–Devil's Hole Trail, 3 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 4,464 ft
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