Middle Prong Wilderness

Mountains-to-Sea Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 50 min

Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Middle Prong Wilderness near Burnett Siding, NC. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,394 – 5,509 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Connector 35.30593, -82.94234
Nearest town Burnett Siding, NC

Directions

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Mountains-to-Sea Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 50 min

Elevation 5,393–5,510 ft

Out & Back · Middle Prong Wilderness

Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Connector · 35.30593, -82.94234

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:08 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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