Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 6 other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)
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- F7°-3°114
- M11°1°148
- A16°5°132
- M20°9°146
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- S21°12°146
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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
- 112 km · 69 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- North North Carolina Blue Ridge Crest (Southern Blue Ridge Front › Blue Ridge Mountains; GMBA)
- Park or forest
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Part of
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail (national route)
- Best months
- Mar–Nov
- 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
- 36.3418, -80.8000
- Route start
- 36.4341, -81.1041
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 11612055
- 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.
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