Trail via Uktena
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,412 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Trail via Uktena is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Oconaluftee Indian Village, NC. It climbs 1,412 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi2,228 – 3,632 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: fire tower 35.48799, -83.32334
Nearest town Oconaluftee Indian Village, NC
Directions
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Trail via Uktena
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,412 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 2,229–3,632 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: fire tower · 35.48799, -83.32334
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 90°F / low 66° · precip 9% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on fire tower, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Uktena, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto fire tower, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Kessel Run, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto fire tower, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear left onto Kessel Run, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto fire tower, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Uktena, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto fire tower, heading SE.
- 0.2 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
18% dirt82% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 90°F66°
Precip9%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity80%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 7:09 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat
93°70°
18%
Sun
91°68°
28%
Mon
78°64°
42%
Tue
83°60°
Wed
86°60°
Thu
90°63°
22%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Kessel Run–Tinker's Dream, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 390 ft
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