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Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 16

Regional route109 km · 67 miBest Oct–May

Next nearby hike: Weetock 3.6 mi · 5.7 kmExplore National Forests in North Carolina →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Oct–May · highs 12–26 °C (54–79 °F)

  1. J12°4°101
  2. F14°5°96
  3. M17°8°106
  4. A22°12°81
  5. M26°17°111
  6. J29°21°128
  7. J30°23°168
  8. A30°23°191
  9. S27°20°163
  10. O23°15°90
  11. N18°10°90
  12. D14°5°96

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

The Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a developing long distance hiking trail, which connects the Great Smokys to the Outer Banks. The trail is an official unit of the NC State Park System, and it is supported by the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.

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Trail facts

Mapped length
109 km · 67 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Park or forest
National Forests in North Carolina
Part of
Mountains-to-Sea Trail (national route)
Best months
Oct–May
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Ref
MST
Operator (OSM)
North Carolina Division of Parks & Recreation
Route centre
34.8312, -76.9542
Route start
34.7749, -77.1507
OpenStreetMap
relation 11601253
Wikidata
Q6925667
Official info
mountainstoseatrail.org
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Weetock

3.6 mi · 5.7 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Tidelands Trail

7 mi · 11 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Patsy Pond Orange Loop

11 mi · 18 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Loblolly

18 mi · 29 km · National Forests in North Carolina

Beech Swamp

18 mi · 30 km · North Carolina

Neusiok Trail

20 mi · 33 km · National Forests in North Carolina

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