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    • Summit of Table Rock, looking NW
    photo M. Chaney

    Description 

    Table Rock sits high on the eastern ridge of Linville Gorge. It commands a spectacular view of the surrounding landscape of western North Carolina.

    This is a very popular destination for beginners and there is a tourist trail to the summit. There is a road that ends very close to the climbing area as well. These factors combine to create a rather circus-like atmosphere at times.

    Despite that, Table Rock can be a fun, relaxing experience if approached with good judgement and knowledge.


    Getting There 

    The summit trail begins at the Table Rock parking lot, opposite the camping area. About 5-10 minutes of hiking up the trail will bring you to a cutoff trail to the right. Take this cutoff and continue to the cliff face, which will put you near the eastern end of the south face. Continue east and around the corner to the left to the east face; the north face can be reached by continuing to the end of the east face and following the trail around to the left.


    The Classics

    Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Table Rock:
    Jim Dandy   5.4     Trad, 3 pitches, 300 feet   
    Cave Route   5.5     Trad, 3 pitches, 180 feet   
    North Ridge   5.5     Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet   
    Peek-a-Boo   5.5     Trad, 3 pitches, 400 feet   
    Skip to My Lou   5.6     Trad, 2 pitches, 300 feet, Grade II   
    Helmet Buttress   5.6     Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet   
    My Route   5.6     Trad, 2 pitches, 250 feet, Grade II   
    Rip Van Winkle   5.7     Trad, 4 pitches, 400 feet, Grade II   
    Hidden Crack   5.7     Trad, 4 pitches, 400 feet, Grade II   
    Cornsnake Crack   5.7+     Trad, Sport, 2 pitches, Grade II   
    White Lightning   5.8     Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet   
    Crackerjack   5.8     Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet, Grade II   
    Helmet Variation   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch, 75 feet   
    The Honeymoon   5.8+     Trad, 1 pitch, 150 feet   
    Second Stanza   5.8+     Trad, 4 pitches, 250 feet   
    Hanging High   5.9     Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet   
    Slippin' into Darkness   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
    Tall Climb to Be Good On   5.9+     Trad, 1 pitch, 85 feet   
    Ellie Reynolds Memorial Buttress   5.10-     Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet   
    What's Up Doc?   5.10+ PG13     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 95 feet   
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    Featured Route For Table Rock
    first pitch on My Route

    My Route 5.6  NC : Linville Gorge : Table Rock
    A great, exposed route that starts from Lunch Ledge. The best route from Lunch Ledge to the summit.Approach via climbing Jim Dandy, Skip to My Lou, Cave Route, or any other route that leads to Lunch Ledge OR scramble up the 3rd class gully that connects with the East Face climber's trail between Cave Route and Second Stanza.Start: from the right-hand side of Lunch Ledge.P1: Climb up and right across easy ground aiming for bolts following the blunt arete. Look for the streak of clean rock amid ...[more]   Browse More Classics in NC


    Photos of Table Rock Slideshow Add Photo
    Table Rock, NC (south side)

    Table Rock, NC (south side)

    Me at the second belay station on Second Stanza. About to second the third pitch.

    Me at the second belay station on Second Stanza. A...

    The Chimmneys anchor rings

    The Chimmneys anchor rings

    Table Rock with November Snow

    Table Rock with November Snow

    Trail Sign

    Trail Sign

    East Face of Table Rock

    BETA PHOTO: East Face of Table Rock

    Late-day top outs lead to excellent sunsets.

    Late-day top outs lead to excellent sunsets.

    Angels Attic highline set up over the Devils Cellar. Josh Bittner (2004)

    Angels Attic highline set up over the Devils Cella...

    Devils Cellar Highline (Mike Holley, 2009)

    Devils Cellar Highline (Mike Holley, 2009)

    Table Rock with The Gorge & Shortoff from Hawksbill

    Table Rock with The Gorge & Shortoff from Hawksbil...


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    By H2O
    Oct 9, 2012

    Climbed Table Rock East Face this weekend, climbed Jim Dandy and started Cave Route (weather turned us around). The Selected Climbs in NC guide book is not entirely accurate on how to get to the climbing areas (South, East and North Faces). First off, there are no knee high railroad ties on the left side in which to turn right. It is the first trail you come to when you exit the parking lot along the MST trail, it is about .25 miles and looks like a switch back, once on this trail you will see a railroad tie on the right side about 50 ft from the intersection, but you can't see the ties from the trail intersection. From there the guide book is correct. I included a grid for Jim Dandy (on the Jim Dandy page) as a start point reference for all other climbs on the East face. Below is a grid coord for the trail intersection in which to turn to head to Table Rock South, East, and North face climbing areas.

    N 35 Deg, 53 min, 17.1 sec
    W 081 Deg, 53 min, 06.3 sec

    Enjoy and hope this helps