Moving a Bridge in Segment 5
Do you know how many bridges there are along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail? Neither do I. But, I can tell you that the word “bridge” shows up 67 times in the Segment 5 Guide. I can also tell you [...]
MST Completer Spotlight | Tara Dower
As expected, fewer people hiked (and completed) the Mountains-to-Sea Trail last year than in recent years. For those that did, they had to be incredibly self reliant. Most trail angels weren't offering rides or places to stay this [...]
Great Day Hike #26: Bentonville Battlefield: Harper House to Cole Plantation
We are sharing tales from the MST as hikers are pursuing the 40 Hike Challenge. This week we are exploring the Great Day Hike #26: Bentonville Battlefield: Harper House to Cole Plantation hiked by Phil, Krista, and Damon Baker [...]
2021 unGathering of Friends Registration is Open
Join us for the unGathering of Friends! The full two-day schedule is up and registration open for the unGathering of Friends, Friday and Saturday, March 26th-27th -- our virtual annual meeting. The unGathering opens Friday evening with a “members-only” Celebration and Happy Hour. [...]
New MST Digital Trail Guides
You may have heard that we’ve been working on a new digital format for our MST Segment Guides to make them more user-friendly and easier to update quickly with the latest route information. We’re excited to announce that [...]
Great Day Hike #03: The Balsams: Waterrock Knob to Fork Ridge Overlook
We are sharing tales from the MST as hikers are pursuing the 40 Hike Challenge. This week we are exploring the Great Day Hike #03: The Balsams: Waterrock Knob to Fork Ridge Overlook (with a few bonus miles tacked [...]
Great Day Hike #24: Raleigh’s Neuse River Greenway: Buffaloe Road to Milburnie Park
We are sharing tales from the MST as hikers are pursuing the 40 Hike Challenge. This week we are exploring the Great Day Hike #24: Raleigh’s Neuse River Greenway: Buffaloe Road to Milburnie Park hiked by Grace Iovine If [...]
Neusiok Trail Workday
A group of more than 40 people came together in early January to help with some much needed improvements on the Neusiok Trail section of the MST in Croatan National Forest (Segment 16). By day's end a significant [...]
Great Day Hike Completer Spotlight | The El-Genk Family
The first SIX people have completed the 40 Hike Challenge, hiking all 40 of the Great Day Hikes on the MST! Nashua and Hussein El-Genk, of Durham, with their four kids, Zakariyya, Ayyub, Kareema and Rasheed, recently finished [...]
Great Day Hike #10: Cone Manor Carriage Trails
We are sharing tales from the MST as hikers are pursuing the 40 Hike Challenge. This week we are exploring the Great Day Hike #10 in Segment 5, CONE MANOR CARRIAGE TRAILS: Shulls Mill Road to Flat Top Manor, [...]
