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.
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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
- Start on Wilson Boundary Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 6 miReach Ogle Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wilson Boundary Road Trailhead
- Wilson Boundary Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8)–Mountains-to-Sea Trail, 3 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 800 ft
- Ogle Gap via Wilson Boundary Road 15.4 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft
- Wilson Boundary Road 15.5 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft
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