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Stack Rock to Wilson Creek via Tanawha Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
North Carolina

Stack Rock to Wilson Creek via Tanawha Trail

Linville, North Carolina

3.4 mi

Distance

1,030 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 24m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Stack Rock to Wilson Creek via Tanawha Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,289 ft
Max:1,374 ft
Gain:314 ft
Loss:314 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,289 ft and 1,374 ft across 3.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,289 ft1,317 ft1,346 ft1,374 ft0.0 mi0.8 mi1.7 mi2.5 mi3.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,312 ft
High point1.3 mi1,374 ft
End3.4 mi1,312 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Grandfather Village, NC · about 1 mi away
County:
Avery County, NC

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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