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

  1. Start on Harper Creek Road, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miBear right onto Headquarters Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miBear left onto Harper Creek Road, heading N.
  9. 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° 1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 21% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 4% rain
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°

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