AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mountains-to-Sea Trail

15 mi · ▲ 2,320 ft · 6 hr 10 min

Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 15-mile out-and-back near Balsam, NC. It climbs 2,320 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi3,379 – 5,407 ft · steepest grade: 25%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail 35.43205, -83.07942
Nearest town Balsam, NC
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Directions

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Mountains-to-Sea Trail

15 mi · ▲ 2,320 ft · 6 hr 10 min

Elevation 3,381–5,407 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail · 35.43205, -83.07942

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 87°F / low 65° · precip 21% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
  2. 7.5 miReach Mountains-to-Sea Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 7.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mountains-to-sea-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

FogTemperature 87°F65°
Precip21%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity69%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 10% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:08 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 88°68° 18%
Sun 83°64° 53%
Mon 74°62°
Tue 79°58°
Wed 81°59°
Thu 85°61° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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