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North Carolina

Mountains-to-Sea Trail

5.5 mi

Distance

1,890 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 48m

Est. Time

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Mountains-to-Sea Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,307 ft
Max:1,811 ft
Gain:595 ft
Loss:157 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,307 ft and 1,811 ft across 5.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,307 ft1,475 ft1,643 ft1,811 ft0.0 mi1.4 mi2.8 mi4.2 mi5.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,373 ft
End5.5 mi1,811 ft

Trail Details

Surface
Dirt

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Brevard, NC · about 6 mi away
County:
Haywood County, NC

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Aug 17, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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