Middle Prong Wilderness

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.

Elevation

0 mi5,102 – 5,791 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountains-to-Sea Trail 35.30381, -82.90912
Nearest town Balsam Grove, NC

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
  2. 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:08 AMSunset 7:55 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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