Mountains-to-Sea Trail
5 mi · ▲ 1,370 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Linville, NC. It climbs 1,370 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,221 – 2,595 ft · steepest grade: 29%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 35.79706, -81.89531
Nearest town Linville, NC
Directions
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Mountains-to-Sea Trail
5 mi · ▲ 1,370 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,219–2,596 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.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Schoonover Crossover, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Rick's Crossover, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rick's Crossover, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Schoonover Crossover, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 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
100% dirt
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
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 256 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
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