Mountains-to-Sea Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Linville, NC. It climbs 256 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,221 – 1,490 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.79706, -81.89531
Nearest town Linville, NC
Directions
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Mountains-to-Sea Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 1,219–1,490 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: 35.79706, -81.89531
Weather Sep 4: Rain showers, high 93°F / low 71° · precip 16% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Schoonover Crossover, heading E.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear right onto Mountains-to-Sea Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Rain showersTemperature 93°F71°
Feels like85°Precip16%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity88%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sat
97°75°
Sun
94°70°
69%
Mon
81°68°
61%
Tue
85°64°
Wed
90°64°
Thu
94°68°
More from this trailhead
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Schoonover Crossover 3.2 mi · ▲ 508 ft
- Schoonover Crossover 3.3 mi · ▲ 487 ft
- Schoonover Crossover 3.4 mi · ▲ 483 ft
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 971 ft
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,071 ft
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