Wolf Knob & Mease Gap via Northern Boundary Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Wolf Knob & Mease Gap via Northern Boundary Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Enka Village, NC. The route passes Mease Gap before reaching Wolf Knob at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 948 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,366 – 3,235 ft · steepest grade: 38%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.51185, -82.64612
Nearest town Enka Village, NC
Directions
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Wolf Knob & Mease Gap via Northern Boundary Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 2,365–3,234 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.51185, -82.64612
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 72° · precip 19% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Northern Boundary Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Mease Gap.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Wolf Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 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
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 93°F72°
Precip19%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70°
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
85°67°
66%
Mon
77°63°
51%
Tue
82°58°
Wed
87°57°
Thu
88°61°
20%
Fri
86°64°
40%
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- Rice Pinnacle–Goodson Rock Loop, 4 saddles 2.9 mi · ▲ 748 ft
- Mease Gap & Ledford Trail via Northern Boundary Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 953 ft
- Mease Gap–Boyd Branch Road, 4 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,174 ft
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