HOME PAGE PHOTO: The winter beauty of Shortoff. Photo by Andy Kunkle, 07 Feb 2010.

Linville Gorge is a jungle covered canyon in western NC. This was one of the first areas to be designated as Wilderness. The northern section is a serpentine river which cuts thru ancient rock. The southern section is a 1500ft deep gorge rimmed with high cliffs. This group is for SCRAMBLING a rare hybrid sport for misfits too chicken to climb and too tough to hike. With many miles of cliffs and canyons, Linville Gorge is a scramblers paradise! To find more about this group go to 'messages', go to 'first' and read the first several messages till you have had enough.

Latest USFS Fire info is here: USFS Fire Info
NC Division of Forest Resources Fire Info

Our "sister" site:
www.linvillegorge.net

There you will find forums for use in addition to this group. Registered users have access to all the trail data we have collected and are constantly updating. Anyone willing to share additional data is encouraged to do so.

Our Flickr Group (photos)

Master Map of gps'd trails

Ryan's west wall photo.. Rockjock points named

Interactive TOPO map of our linvillemaster waypoint file.

Interactive GE map of waypoints and trails.