Headquarters Mountain Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Headquarters Mountain Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Kawana, NC. It climbs 1,064 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,953 – 3,593 ft · steepest grade: 28%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Harper Creek Road 36.00864, -81.85314
Nearest town Kawana, NC
Directions
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Headquarters Mountain Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 2,953–3,594 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Harper Creek Road · 36.00864, -81.85314
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 69° · precip 21% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start on Harper Creek Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Headquarters Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Harper Creek Road, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
6% dirt94% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F69°
Precip21%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity83%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
85°69°
16%
Sun
85°64°
74%
Mon
72°61°
52%
Tue
76°57°
Wed
85°59°
Thu
85°64°
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 · ▲ 1,058 ft
- Headquarters Mountain Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,549 ft
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