Erwin’s View Trail

Linville Gorge, Linville Falls, NC

On October 5, 2025, Kim and I hiked Erwin’s View trail in the Linville Gorge to see Linville Falls up-close and from a distance at two beautiful overlooks. This was a busy but beautiful trail and crews were working hard to get back in shape after Hurricane Helene knocked down many trees a year earlier.

Walk-Specific Map

Elevation Profile

Images

NCLNVLGRG06: Upper Linville Falls

NCLNVLGRG06: Looking over Lower Linville Falls

NCLNVLGRG07: Lower Linville Falls from Chimney View

NCLNVLGRG07: Kim at Chimney View

NCLNVLGRG07: Lower Linville Falls from Chimney View

NCLNVLGRG04: Lower Linville Falls from Erwin’s View

GPX Download

A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.

Summary Information

NUM	trackID	Primary	Description	Distance	CumDist	DeltaElev
1	NCLNVLGRG01	Linville Gorge Tr	Parking area to Spur to Linville Falls	0.34	0.34	-91
2	NCLNVLGRG06	Linville Gorge Tr	Erwin's View Tr to Linville Falls	0.10	0.44	-69
3	NCLNVLGRG06	Linville Gorge Tr	Linville Falls to Erwin's View Tr	0.10	0.54	69
4	NCLNVLGRG02	Linville Gorge Tr	Spur to Linville Falls to Spur to Chimney View	0.27	0.81	97
5	NCLNVLGRG07	Linville Gorge Tr	Erwin's View Tr to Chimney View	0.05	0.86	-67
6	NCLNVLGRG07	Linville Gorge Tr	Chimney View to Erwin's View Tr	0.05	0.91	67
7	NCLNVLGRG03	Linville Gorge Tr	Spur to Chimney View to Spur to Gorge View	0.14	1.05	41
8	NCLNVLGRG08	Linville Gorge Tr	Erwin's View Tr to Gorge View	0.01	1.06	14
9	NCLNVLGRG08	Linville Gorge Tr	Gorge View to Erwin's View Tr	0.01	1.07	-14
10	NCLNVLGRG04	Linville Gorge Tr	Spur to Gorge View to Erwin's View Outlook	0.07	1.14	-4
11	NCLNVLGRG04	Linville Gorge Tr	Erwin's View Outlook to Spur to Gorge View	0.07	1.21	4
12	NCLNVLGRG03	Linville Gorge Tr	Spur to Gorge View to Spur to Chimney View	0.14	1.35	-41
13	NCLNVLGRG02	Linville Gorge Tr	Spur to Chimney View to Spur to Linville Falls	0.27	1.61	-97
14	NCLNVLGRG01	Linville Gorge Tr	Spur to Linville Falls to Parking area	0.34	1.96	91