151 dh & Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Stony Fork, NC. It climbs 1,344 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,511 – 5,279 ft · steepest grade: 28%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mount Pisgah Trail 35.40716, -82.75296
Nearest town Stony Fork, NC
Directions
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151 dh & Mountains-to-Sea Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,344 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 4,510–5,279 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mount Pisgah Trail · 35.40716, -82.75296
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mount Pisgah Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right onto 151 dh, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Mountains-to-Sea Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Mount Pisgah Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mount Pisgah Trail Trailhead
- Mount Pisgah & Mount Pisgah Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,013 ft
- Mills River Valley Overlook (MP 404.5)–Big Ridge Overlook (MP 403.6), 4 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 2,263 ft
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