Devil’s Hole Trail, 2006

This is a plot of our hike on a contour map.

Track

Elevation Profile

Matt by the car loading up his gear.

Packing up

Matt and Jason on the summit of Hawksbill Mountain, Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, Pisgah National Forest, NC.

Hawksbill Summit

Jason on the summit of Hawksbill Mountain, Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, Pisgah National Forest, NC.

Hawksbill 2

Jason on the summit of Hawksbill Mountain, Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, Pisgah National Forest, NC.

Hawksbill 3

Matt on the summit of Hawksbill Mountain, Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, Pisgah National Forest, NC.

Hawksbill 4

Table Rock Mountain, Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, Pisgah National Forest, NC.

Table Rock

A primitive campsite on Hawksbill Mountain, Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, Pisgah National Forest, NC.

Hawksbill Campsite

Fog on the mountains, view from Hawksbill Mountain, Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, Pisgah National Forest, NC.

Hawksbill View

Devil's Hole Trailhead sign.

Devil’s Hole

Matt at the Devil's Hole Trailhead sign.

Devil’s Hole 2

Jason at the Devil's Hole Trailhead sign.

Devil’s Hole 3

We set the tent up at the bottom of the trail, beside the Linville River.

Tent

The fire pit at our campsite with some nice big rocks to sit on.

Fire Pit

Matt coming down the trail to the river.

Coming to the river

A trail marker.

Trail marker

Rapids in the Linville River near our campsite.

Linville River

A view of Linville Gorge from the river.

Linville River 2

Matt standing by the Linville River.

Matt by the River

Jason standing by the Linville River.

Jason by the River

A moonrise over the highway on my back to Durham.

Highway Moonrise

Matt and I backpacked up to the summit of Hawksbill Mountain (4020 feet) and then took the Devil’s Hole trail to the bottom of Linville Gorge where we camped out beside the river (2303 feet).

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Last modified: February 24, 2008 17:16 EST.