North Harper Creek Trail & North Harper Shortcut
5.5 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 2 hr 9 min
North Harper Creek Trail & North Harper Shortcut is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Kawana, NC. It climbs 637 ft. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,844 – 2,500 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: North Harper Shortcut 36.00573, -81.80924
Nearest town Kawana, NC
Directions
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North Harper Creek Trail & North Harper Shortcut
5.5 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 1,843–2,501 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: North Harper Shortcut · 36.00573, -81.80924
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 72° · precip 20% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Harper Shortcut, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto North Harper Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Persimmon Ridge, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Harper Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach North Harper Shortcut, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Persimmon Ridge, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Harper Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto North Harper Shortcut, heading N.
- 1 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
100% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 88°F72°
Precip20%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Sat
89°72°
16%
Sun
87°66°
75%
Mon
74°63°
53%
Tue
78°59°
Wed
87°62°
Thu
87°66°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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