North Harper Shortcut & Persimmon Ridge
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,558 ft · 3 hr 21 min
North Harper Shortcut & Persimmon Ridge is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Kawana, NC. It climbs 1,558 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,900 – 2,789 ft · steepest grade: 29%7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Persimmon Ridge 35.99482, -81.82576
Nearest town Kawana, NC
Directions
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North Harper Shortcut & Persimmon Ridge
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,558 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,898–2,788 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Persimmon Ridge · 35.99482, -81.82576
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 88°F / low 72° · precip 20% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
- Start on Persimmon Ridge, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto North Harper Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto North Harper Shortcut, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach Persimmon Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto North Harper Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Persimmon Ridge, heading E.
- 1.5 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
40% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 88°F72°
Precip20%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity64%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Sat
89°73°
Sun
83°65°
82%
Mon
74°63°
75%
Tue
77°59°
Wed
86°61°
Thu
87°66°
More from Persimmon Ridge Trailhead
- North Harper Creek Trail & Persimmon Ridge 4 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft
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