Mount Mitchell State Park

Ogle Rock via Wilson Boundary Road

12.7 mi · ▲ 661 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Ogle Rock via Wilson Boundary Road is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Mitchell State Park near Eskota, NC. The route reaches Ogle Rock at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 661 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,584 – 6,093 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wilson Boundary Road 35.74472, -82.27799
Nearest town Eskota, NC

Directions

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Ogle Rock via Wilson Boundary Road

12.7 mi · ▲ 661 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 5,586–6,091 ft

Out & Back · Mount Mitchell State Park

Trailhead: Wilson Boundary Road · 35.74472, -82.27799

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 72°F / low 58° · precip 21% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wilson Boundary Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 6 miReach Ogle Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 6.3 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

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 72°F58°
Precip21%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity84%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°55° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 19% rain4 PM: 21% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 72°57° 17%
Sun 75°55° 63%
Mon 61°53° 53%
Tue 65°47°
Wed 71°49°
Thu 73°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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