Plunge Basin & Plunge Basin Trail

1.3 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 37 min

Plunge Basin & Plunge Basin Trail is a 1.3-mile out-and-back near Linville Falls, NC. The route reaches Plunge Basin at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 369 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3,058 – 3,320 ft · steepest grade: 24%1.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Linville Falls Road 35.95473, -81.92789
Nearest town Linville Falls, NC

Directions

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Plunge Basin & Plunge Basin Trail

1.3 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 37 min

Elevation 3,059–3,319 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Linville Falls Road · 35.95473, -81.92789

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Plunge Basin Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miReach Plunge Basin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 0.7 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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