Headquarters Mountain Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,568 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Headquarters Mountain Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Kawana, NC. It climbs 1,568 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Headquarters Mountain Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,568 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 2,812–3,909 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Harper Creek Road · 36.00864, -81.85314
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 85°F / low 69° · precip 17% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Headquarters Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Harper Creek Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Harper Creek Road Trailhead
- Old Mortimer Road 2 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Old Mortimer Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 327 ft
- Old Mortimer Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- Harper Creek Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 742 ft
- Headquarters Mountain Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft
- Headquarters Mountain Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,058 ft
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