A year ago, the power of nature changed lives, landscapes and the trail as Hurricane Helene barreled through our state leaving unprecedented damage. A year later, the power of people working together has reopened over 80 percent of
In 2022, the General Federation of Women's Club (GFWC) of North Carolina selected the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail as a special fundraising and engagement project for their organization. Kim Fulcher, the president, who held the office for two years,
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 post on Hurricane Helene one year later In September 2024, Hurricane Helene barreled through western North Carolina causing unprecedented damage, including to the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. The storm brought down thousands of trees, created washouts, landslides and
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
