Plunge Basin Overlook & Plunge Basin Trail via Erwin's View Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 56 min

Plunge Basin Overlook & Plunge Basin Trail via Erwin's View Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Linville Falls, NC. The route reaches Plunge Basin Overlook at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 394 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3,173 – 3,317 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Linville Falls Connector Trail 35.95020, -81.93364
Nearest town Linville Falls, NC

Directions

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Plunge Basin Overlook & Plunge Basin Trail via Erwin's View Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 56 min

Elevation 3,171–3,318 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Linville Falls Connector Trail · 35.95020, -81.93364

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Linville Falls Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Plunge Basin Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miReach Plunge Basin Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Linville Falls Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:51 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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