The Chimneys & Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Wisemans View, NC. The route reaches The Chimneys. It climbs 444 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,311 – 3,553 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Table Rock Road 35.88582, -81.88360
Nearest town Wisemans View, NC
Directions
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The Chimneys & Mountains-to-Sea Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 57 min
Elevation 3,310–3,554 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Table Rock Road · 35.88582, -81.88360
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 68° · precip 19% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Table Rock Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass The Chimneys.
- 0.3 miReach The Chimneys, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Table Rock Road, heading NW.
- 350 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
94% dirt6% paved
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F68°
Precip19%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
83°69°
16%
Sun
79°63°
72%
Mon
72°61°
56%
Tue
75°56°
Wed
84°58°
Thu
84°63°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from Table Rock Road Trailhead
- Mountains-to-Sea Viewpoint–Mountains-to-Sea Trail/ Table Rock Gap, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 893 ft
- Rich Cove Road Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 889 ft
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail & Rich Cove Road 10 mi · ▲ 2,129 ft
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