Table Rock South View Access Viewpoint–Devil's Cellar Overlook, 4 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. The route passes Devil's Cellar Overlook before reaching Table Rock South View Access Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 1,588 ft, with sections as steep as 47% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,887 – 3,895 ft · steepest grade: 47%7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Devil's Hole Trail 35.92264, -81.88677
Nearest town Wisemans View, NC
Directions
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Table Rock South View Access Viewpoint–Devil's Cellar Overlook, 4 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,588 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 2,887–3,894 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Devil's Hole Trail · 35.92264, -81.88677
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 68° · precip 19% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 2 miBear right onto Table Rock Gap Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail/ Table Rock Gap, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Devil's Cellar Overlook.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Devil's Cellar Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Table Rock Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Table Rock South View Access, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Table Rock South View Access Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Table Rock Summit Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Devil's Cellar Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail/ Table Rock Gap, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Table Rock Gap Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 2 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
56% gravel43% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F68°
Precip19%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
85°69°
17%
Sun
87°63°
73%
Mon
72°61°
56%
Tue
75°56°
Wed
84°58°
Thu
84°62°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Devil's Cliff via Jonas Ridge Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,332 ft
- Table Rock Gap Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 562 ft
- Raspberry Ridge 4.7 mi · ▲ 759 ft
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