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Linville Gorge Wilderness

Rock Jock Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,841 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Rock Jock Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Ashford, NC. It climbs 1,841 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,608 – 3,294 ft · steepest grade: 35%7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Jock Trail 35.85853, -81.91672
Nearest town Ashford, NC
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Rock Jock Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,841 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Elevation 2,610–3,295 ft

Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness

Trailhead: Rock Jock Trail · 35.85853, -81.91672

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 84°F / low 66° · precip 18% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

  1. Start on Rock Jock Trail, heading E.
  2. 3.8 miReach Rock Jock Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rock-jock-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 84°F66°
Precip18%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity92%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 18% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 5% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat 87°68°
Sun 88°63° 71%
Mon 72°61° 59%
Tue 75°56°
Wed 84°58°
Thu 84°63°

Hikes near Ashford, North Carolina