Enka Lake via Meadow Hills
3.7 mi · ▲ 935 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Enka Lake via Meadow Hills is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Enka Village, NC. The route reaches Enka Lake. It climbs 935 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,097 – 2,608 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.51786, -82.65220
Nearest town Enka Village, NC
Directions
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Enka Lake via Meadow Hills
3.7 mi · ▲ 935 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 2,096–2,608 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.51786, -82.65220
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 71° · precip 19% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Meadow Hills, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Enka Lake.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Enka Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
21% dirt79% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 93°F71°
Precip19%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity81%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
86°68°
66%
Mon
77°64°
51%
Tue
82°58°
Wed
87°58°
Thu
88°61°
20%
Fri
86°65°
40%
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