Erwin's View Trail from Dugger Creek Falls(edit)

Overview

This is a easy out and back trail to Erwin's View in the Linville Falls Gorge. This trail will be about a 2 mile walk from the Linville Visitor Center, if you hit each of the overviews and about 2.75 miles if you include the short trip to Duggar's Creek Falls.

The first view is called the Upper Falls View, the Second is called the Chimney View and the last is called Erwin's View. This trail is heavily trafficked trail due to the easy access and minor difficulty of the trail. There is a very good map located at Linville Gorge Hiking Trails

Upper Falls View

This is a view of the top of the famous Linville gorge falls. You can see where the water rushes into the canyon and rushes down into the plunge basin.

Chimney View

Chimney view is an excellent close view of the water coming out of the gorge into the plunge basin.

Erwin's View

Erwin's View is 2 different overlooks, one is the waterfall overlook, and the other is the official Erwin's View overlook. From Erwin's View, you can take a look down river into the gorge, or get a far off view of the falls. The Waterfall view, offers excellent views of the falls and plunge basin. You can also see the upper falls view from this vantage point as well.

This trail goes by Duggers Creek Falls, Upper Linville Falls, Upper falls view, Linville Falls, Linville Lower Falls, Gorge View, and Erwins View.

Getting Started

Linville Falls visitor center is located off milepost 316 of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Your GPS can easily find "Linville Falls Visitor Center". Park in the parking and pass through the breezeway between the 2 buildings. Cross the bridge around to your right. The trail is wide and the inclines are pretty easy to manage. The trail is a short walk to each of the overviews. Each overview will require you to do its own little down and back to the overview location and back to the main trail. Check out my Erwin's View track.

Taking Children

Children will be good on this trail. Keep a close eye on them at each of the overview locations. There is a very long fall if they go over the side of about any of them.