Water Tree (Blackgum Springs)–Jeep, 3 sights
13.7 mi · ▲ 3,184 ft · 6 hr 10 min
Water Tree (Blackgum Springs)–Jeep, 3 sights is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Linville, NC. The route reaches Water Tree (Blackgum Springs) at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 3,184 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Water Tree (Blackgum Springs)–Jeep, 3 sights
13.7 mi · ▲ 3,184 ft · 6 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,251–2,965 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Wolf Pit Road · 35.79835, -81.92724
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 91°F / low 75° · precip 17% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start on Wolf Pit Road, heading N.
- 2.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Rick's Crossover, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jeep, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Water Tree Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Water Tree (Blackgum Springs), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jeep, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rick's Crossover, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wolf Pit Road, heading N.
- 2.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.5 mi in (~216 min). Leave by 3:57 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Wolf Pit Road Trailhead
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