Folk Art Center via Mountains-to-Sea Trail
6 mi · ▲ 1,066 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Folk Art Center via Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Rolling Green, NC. It climbs 1,066 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Directions
Folk Art Center via Mountains-to-Sea Trail
6 mi · ▲ 1,066 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 2,157–2,685 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 35.61143, -82.49729
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Folk Art Center, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Folk Art Center, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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