Headquarters Mountain Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,058 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Headquarters Mountain Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Kawana, NC. It climbs 1,058 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,953 – 3,593 ft · steepest grade: 27%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 · ▲ 1,058 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 2,953–3,594 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Harper Creek Road · 36.00864, -81.85314

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miBear right onto Headquarters Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 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

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:53 PM

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