AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wolf Mountain Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Wolf Mountain Road is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Wolf Mountain, NC. It climbs 829 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,855 – 4,183 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wolf Mountain Road 35.23934, -82.97036
Nearest town Wolf Mountain, NC
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Wolf Mountain Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 3,856–4,183 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wolf Mountain Road · 35.23934, -82.97036

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 25% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start on Wolf Mountain Road, heading NE.
  2. 3.6 miReach Wolf Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wolf-mountain-road-out-back

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

FogTemperature 82°F63°
Precip25%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°60° 2 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 20% rain4 PM: 25% rain5 PM: 23% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:07 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 83°63° 23%
Sun 82°62° 54%
Mon 68°60° 35%
Tue 72°56°
Wed 80°56°
Thu 83°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 7 min before dark.

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