Fonta Flora Trail & Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Fonta Flora Trail & Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Linville, NC. It climbs 546 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,204 – 1,453 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fonta Flora State trail 35.79421, -81.89022
Nearest town Linville, NC

Directions

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Fonta Flora Trail & Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,204–1,452 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fonta Flora State trail · 35.79421, -81.89022

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 71° · precip 16% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fonta Flora State trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 1.3 miReach Fonta Flora Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fonta Flora Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Fonta Flora State trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

87% dirt7% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F71°
Precip16%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat 96°72°
Sun 86°70° 73%
Mon 81°68° 73%
Tue 85°64°
Wed 90°64°
Thu 94°68°

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