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Mountains-to-Sea Trail

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Mountains-to-Sea Trail

1175-mile thru-hike — verified termini, official permits, OSM route geometry

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Markers
18
Areas
0
Resources
1
Distance
778.0 mi
Elevation
525 ft

Notes

A long-distance hiking route crossing the entire state of North Carolina from Kuwohi (formerly Clingmans Dome) in the Great Smoky Mountains to Jockey's Ridge State Park on the Outer Banks. The roughly 1,175-mile route incorporates national forests, state parks, piedmont landscapes, and coastal terrain.

Checkpoints

  1. 1

    Kuwohi (Clingmans Dome), Great Smoky Mountains NP

    Verified terminus coordinate sourced from the trail's official association and cross-checked against OpenStreetMap.

  2. 2

    Jockey's Ridge State Park, Nags Head, NC

    Verified terminus coordinate sourced from the trail's official association and cross-checked against OpenStreetMap.

Landmarks (835)

  • Kuwohi / Clingmans Dome (Western Terminus)

    Summit

    Western terminus at 6,643 ft — highest point in Great Smoky Mountains NP.

  • Jockey's Ridge State Park (Eastern Terminus)

    Trailhead

    Eastern terminus on the Outer Banks, NC.

  • Pisgah National Forest

    Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

  • Pisgah National Forest Dispersed

    Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

  • Bunches Gap

    Summit

    Named gap, pass, or saddle per USGS GNIS (Swain County, NC).

  • Tanbark Ridge

    Summit

    Named ridge per USGS GNIS (Buncombe County, NC).

  • Commissary Ridge

    Summit

    Named ridge per USGS GNIS (Yancey County, NC).

  • Sheets Gap

    Summit

    Named gap, pass, or saddle per USGS GNIS (Wilkes County, NC).

  • Soco Bald

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Haywood County, NC).

  • Little Stone Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Wilkes County, NC).

  • Chestnut Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Caldwell County, NC).

  • Reynolds Gap

    Summit

    Named gap, pass, or saddle per USGS GNIS (Buncombe County, NC).

  • Mount Hardy Gap

    Summit

    Named gap, pass, or saddle per USGS GNIS (Haywood County, NC).

  • Crawford Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Orange County, NC).

  • Richland Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Buncombe County, NC).

  • Bull Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Buncombe County, NC).

  • Collins Gap

    Summit

    Named gap, pass, or saddle per USGS GNIS (Sevier County, NC).

  • Engagement Hill

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Dare County, NC).

  • First Hammock Hills

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hyde County, NC).

  • Big Ridge

    Summit

    Named ridge per USGS GNIS (Yancey County, NC).

  • Locust Ridge

    Summit

    Named ridge per USGS GNIS (Caldwell County, NC).

  • Wells Knob

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Wilkes County, NC).

  • Gabes Mountain

    Summit

    Named ridge per USGS GNIS (Avery County, NC).

  • Cherry Gap

    Summit

    Named gap, pass, or saddle per USGS GNIS (Haywood County, NC).

  • Wolf Rock

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Wilkes County, NC).

  • Old House Gap

    Summit

    Named gap, pass, or saddle per USGS GNIS (Avery County, NC).

  • Knoll Cedars

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Hyde County, NC).

  • Tanasee Ridge

    Summit

    Named ridge per USGS GNIS (Transylvania County, NC).

  • Cherry Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Yancey County, NC).

  • Stepps Gap

    Summit

    Named gap, pass, or saddle per USGS GNIS (Yancey County, NC).

  • Commissary Hill

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Yancey County, NC).

  • Patton Knob

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Buncombe County, NC).

  • Potato Field Gap

    Summit

    Named gap, pass, or saddle per USGS GNIS (Buncombe County, NC).

  • Little Bald Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Haywood County, NC).

  • Locust Knob

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Buncombe County, NC).

  • Meadows Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Buncombe County, NC).

  • Gage Bald

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Jackson County, NC).

  • Pilot Mountain

    Summit

    Named summit / peak per USGS GNIS (Surry County, NC).

  • Hazelnut Gap

    Summit

    Named gap, pass, or saddle per USGS GNIS (McDowell County, NC).

  • Hogpen Gap

    Summit

    Named gap, pass, or saddle per USGS GNIS (Buncombe County, NC).

Markers (18)

Trails (1)

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