Table Rock Mountain–Cathedral Falls, 7 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. The route passes Cathedral Falls and Devil's Cellar Overlook before reaching Table Rock Mountain at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 3,158 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,896 – 3,934 ft · steepest grade: 38%10.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Conley Cove Trail 35.89022, -81.90636
Nearest town Wisemans View, NC
Directions
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Table Rock Mountain–Cathedral Falls, 7 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 3,158 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Elevation 1,895–3,935 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Conley Cove Trail · 35.89022, -81.90636
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 85°F / low 70° · precip 18% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Conley Cove Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Spence Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Cathedral Falls.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Table Rock Gap Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail/ Table Rock Gap, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Devil's Cellar Overlook.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Devil's Cellar Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Table Rock Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Table Rock South View Access, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Table Rock Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Table Rock Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Table Rock South View Access, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Table Rock Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Devil's Cellar Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail/ Table Rock Gap, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Table Rock Gap Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Spence Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Conley Cove Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F70°
Precip18%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
87°70°
Sun
80°65°
78%
Mon
73°62°
73%
Tue
77°58°
Wed
85°60°
Thu
86°64°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~155 min). Leave by 4:58 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Conley Cove Trail Trailhead
- Cathedral Falls & Conley Cove Trail via Linville Gorge Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft
- Cambric & Conley Cove Trail via Linville Gorge Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 2,136 ft
- The Chimneys–Cathedral Falls, 8 sights 12 mi · ▲ 3,295 ft
- Conley Cove Trail & Linville Gorge Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 2,406 ft
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