Mease Gap & North Boundary Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Mease Gap & North Boundary Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Enka Village, NC. The route reaches Mease Gap. It climbs 828 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,162 – 2,697 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 35.51786, -82.65220
Nearest town Enka Village, NC

Directions

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Mease Gap & North Boundary Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 2,164–2,697 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 35.51786, -82.65220

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 71° · precip 19% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto North Boundary Road, heading E.
  7. 50 ftPass Mease Gap.
  8. 0.7 miReach Mease Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

30% gravel7% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F71°
Precip19%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity81%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 1 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 19% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 86°68° 66%
Mon 77°64° 51%
Tue 82°58°
Wed 87°58°
Thu 88°61° 20%
Fri 86°65° 40%

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