Linville Gorge -- often called The Grand Canyon of the Southeast -- is one of the most popular hiking destinations in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Linville Gorge Wilderness encompasses the wild backcountry on either side of the Linville River, which carved the Gorge over millions of years. Trails in the gorge are rugged -- bring your hiking poles if you use them.
Trails
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Linville Falls-Erwin's View Trail
1.9 mile trail near Linville Falls, North Carolina
1.9 mile trail near Linville Falls, North Carolina
Easy
1.9 mi/
3.1 km
3.1 km
Guides
1.9 mile trail near Linville Falls, North Carolina
Community Trips
Table Rock and The Chimneys, Linville Gorge Wilderness
Linville Gorge Wilderness, North Carolina, United States
4.1 miles
4.1 miles
Gorgeous vistas in this hike along the Mountains to Sea Trail in Linville Gorge Wilderness. Writeup at Two-Heel Drive.
Just wanted to give a report on a loop a friend (Art Vandelay II) and I did this past Saturday and Sunday.We arrived at the the Sitting Bear trailhead at approximately 8:30 am on Saturday morning from Charlotte, NC. We went up the trail and made a right at a very well established campsite. Not far down the trail to the left was the entrance to Devil's Hole Trail, and down we went....
Rugged hike at Linville Gorge Wilderness
Linville Gorge Wilderness, North Carolina, United States
4.6 miles
4.6 miles
I hiked an unofficial trail south of Hawksbill -- it's called Ledge Trail and you have little hope of finding your way without a GPS unit. I took a connector trail over to Spence Trail, which I took down to the Linville River, crossed the Foot Bridge (the only one spanning the river) and hiked south on the Linville River Trail for less than a mile. Then I scrambled down to the...
We decided to do a short overnight loop starting and finishing at Wiseman's View. When looking at various maps, we saw trails going south from Wiseman's View, intersecting with Conley Cove trail. We planned to use that trail to take us down to the bottom of the gorge. So we decided to explore those south trails instead of hiking down Old Highway 105 to get to the Conley Cove trailhead.Well, it turns...
Hawksbill at Linville Gorge Wilderness
Linville Gorge Wilderness, North Carolina, United States
4.8 miles
4.8 miles
Hiking and sight-seeing at Linville Gorge Wilderness in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.Hawksbill is a short but steep hike -- under a mile one-way but more challenging than you might suspect for such a short distance. The views at the top are breathtaking. Trip writeup at Two-Heel Drive.
Hiking around Linville Falls offers an excellent introduction to the Linville Gorge Wilderness, one of Western North Carolina's wildest and prettiest areas. Trip write-up at Two-Heel Drive. GPS tracks for the Plunge View Trail on the east side of the gorge are pretty iffy... reception down there is not too great.
Trip to Hawksbill and Sitting Bear Mountains on a clear, cool and very windy day. Hawksbill trail is basically a gully and needs to be rerouted. View from Hawksbill spectacular. On a clear day, the Black Mountains, Grandfather Mountain and the Roan Highlands can be seen. The trail up Sitting Bear Mountain is very steep with Sitting Bear Rock being in the middle of the climb. Above Sitting Bear Rock, the trail...
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