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