Headquarters Mountain Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,364 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Headquarters Mountain Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Pineola, NC. It climbs 1,364 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,953 – 3,593 ft · steepest grade: 30%7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Mortimer Road 36.01218, -81.85875
Nearest town Pineola, NC
Directions
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Headquarters Mountain Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,364 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 2,953–3,594 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Old Mortimer Road · 36.01218, -81.85875
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 67° · precip 21% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Old Mortimer Road, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Headquarters Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Old Mortimer Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
4% dirt96% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F67°
Precip21%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity83%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
84°68°
16%
Sun
85°63°
74%
Mon
69°61°
52%
Tue
75°55°
Wed
80°58°
Thu
82°62°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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