Unnamed / White Oak Stand via Linville Gorge Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 3,107 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Unnamed / White Oak Stand via Linville Gorge Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Linville, NC. It climbs 3,107 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,335 – 2,848 ft · steepest grade: 43%6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail 35.82230, -81.93051
Nearest town Linville, NC
Directions
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Unnamed / White Oak Stand via Linville Gorge Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 3,107 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,334–2,849 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail · 35.82230, -81.93051
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Unnamed / White Oak Stand, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Unnamed / White Oak Stand, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 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
73% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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