Top Recommended Hiking Routes
near Linville, North Carolina
Linville, North Carolina
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Linville Gorge Wilderness Loop
21.9 mi 35.2 km • 4,723' Up 1439.6 m Up • 4,722' Down 1439.31 m Down

Mount Mitchell - Black Mountain Crest Trail #179
12.1 mi 19.5 km • 5,010' Up 1526.98 m Up • 1,498' Down 456.71 m Down

Massie Gap to Mt Rogers Summit Out and Back
8.6 mi 13.8 km • 1,351' Up 411.86 m Up • 1,351' Down 411.66 m Down

Ramsey Cascades Trail
8.0 mi 12.8 km • 2,209' Up 673.28 m Up • 2,208' Down 673.1 m Down

Art Loeb Trail
31.1 mi 50.1 km • 7,578' Up 2309.92 m Up • 6,409' Down 1953.61 m Down

Mt. Sterling Loop (Big Creek / Baxter Creek)
17.7 mi 28.6 km • 4,234' Up 1290.45 m Up • 4,233' Down 1290.07 m Down

John Rock Loop
5.7 mi 9.1 km • 975' Up 297.1 m Up • 970' Down 295.68 m Down

Mt. Cammerer from Low Gap
10.8 mi 17.4 km • 2,848' Up 867.98 m Up • 2,847' Down 867.91 m Down

Stone Mountain Loop Trail
4.4 mi 7.1 km • 884' Up 269.44 m Up • 884' Down 269.37 m Down

Mount Mitchell
11.7 mi 18.8 km • 3,651' Up 1112.72 m Up • 3,650' Down 1112.62 m Down

Sam Knob Loop
9.8 mi 15.7 km • 1,393' Up 424.63 m Up • 1,402' Down 427.37 m Down

Carvers Gap to Grassy Ridge Bald
4.7 mi 7.5 km • 986' Up 300.52 m Up • 985' Down 300.25 m Down

Max Patch Short Loop
1.5 mi 2.4 km • 242' Up 73.7 m Up • 249' Down 75.89 m Down

Raven Cliff Falls Loop
7.8 mi 12.5 km • 1,681' Up 512.27 m Up • 1,683' Down 512.95 m Down

Grayson Highlands: A.T. – Pine Mtn Loop
12.3 mi 19.8 km • 1,872' Up 570.52 m Up • 1,872' Down 570.63 m Down

Green Knob Trail
2.1 mi 3.4 km • 464' Up 141.53 m Up • 463' Down 141.17 m Down

Price Lake Loop
2.3 mi 3.8 km • 90' Up 27.29 m Up • 90' Down 27.48 m Down

Peaks of Grandfather Mountain
9.1 mi 14.6 km • 2,827' Up 861.65 m Up • 2,827' Down 861.62 m Down

Tanawha Trail
13.3 mi 21.3 km • 1,131' Up 344.84 m Up • 1,956' Down 596.12 m Down

MacRae Peak Out and Back
1.8 mi 2.9 km • 697' Up 212.45 m Up • 697' Down 212.56 m Down

DuPont State Forest Triple Falls Loop
3.1 mi 5.0 km • 388' Up 118.35 m Up • 389' Down 118.47 m Down

Pinnacle Trail to Table Rock Loop
10.9 mi 17.6 km • 2,899' Up 883.69 m Up • 2,899' Down 883.75 m Down

AT: Carver's Gap to US19E
14.2 mi 22.9 km • 1,808' Up 551.09 m Up • 4,403' Down 1341.95 m Down

Brumley Mountain Trail - Hayter's Gap to the Great Channels
6.1 mi 9.7 km • 1,133' Up 345.45 m Up • 1,132' Down 344.92 m Down

The Pinnacle
4.3 mi 7.0 km • 813' Up 247.9 m Up • 830' Down 252.84 m Down

Mountains-to-Sea Trail
1,237.1 mi 1,991.0 km • 74,609' Up 22740.7 m Up • 80,868' Down 24648.5 m Down

Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail
34.7 mi 55.9 km • 1,118' Up 340.8 m Up • 2,599' Down 792.07 m Down