AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mountains-to-Sea Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 47 min

Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Parkway Forest, NC. It climbs 303 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,054 – 2,313 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hardesty Lane 35.57614, -82.47867
Nearest town Parkway Forest, NC
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Directions

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Mountains-to-Sea Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 47 min

Elevation 2,055–2,315 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hardesty Lane · 35.57614, -82.47867

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 90°F / low 69° · precip 19% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1 miReach Mountains-to-Sea Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 0.9 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-3-km-00fb

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 90°F69°
Precip19%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°65° 12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 17% rain4 PM: 19% rain5 PM: 14% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 93°71°
Sun 86°68° 59%
Mon 77°65° 39%
Tue 82°61°
Wed 88°60°
Thu 90°63°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 3 min before dark.

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