Mountains-to-Sea Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 660 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Middle Prong Wilderness near Balsam Grove, NC. It climbs 660 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mountains-to-Sea Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 660 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 5,103–5,792 ft
Out & Back · Middle Prong Wilderness
Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail · 35.30381, -82.90912
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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