June 28 was an exciting day for Friends of the MST and our volunteers as trail cleanup efforts in Ashe County (MST Segment 5) resumed for the first time since Hurricane Helene caused so much devastation, followed by
On May 30, 2025, Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail officially opened a section of the MST at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site. This new 1.2 mile section of the MST was built with funding from the Complete the
On April 29, 2025, Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail officially celebrated the opening of a new trail reroute in the Linville Gorge near Table Rock. The original MST route in this area was horribly eroded and unmaintainable, which
Over 45% of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail has reopened in the mountains following Hurricane Helene. So much incredible work has been done by the staffs of the National Park Service and the US Forest Service, contractors and MST volunteers
As we wind down 2024, we wanted to share an update on the recovery along the MST in the western part of the state. Several land managers have reopened portions of the lands that the MST crosses to
Read our previous update from March 25. As a result of damage suffered during Hurricane Helene in September 2024, about a third of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail remains closed from Kuwohi to Stone Mountain State Park. The storm brought
As we break ground on a new one-mile section of trail this month at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, we wanted to introduce you to those working on the ground to make this possible. Derrick S. Brown is
The N.C. High Peaks Trail Association recently purchased, donated and installed two bear-proof steel food storage boxes at Commissary Ridge, a popular backcountry camping spot on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail not far from the Mt. Mitchell summit. The roughly
Pender County, NC — The Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, with local land managers and partners, are developing a master plan for extending the Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) over four miles in Holly Shelter Game Land. This MST extension
Did you ever wonder where these signs that are found along the MST in the Western part of the state come from? If so, you can thank Andres and Reyna Sarre, life-long hikers, Carolina Mountain Club members and
