Thanks to a change of heart, a trail to the hidden jewel Carter Falls has just opened along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) near Elkin in Yadkin Valley wine country. An Our State magazine cover story about the MST

Local pottery artist Courtney Pernell (#pottercourt) often hikes and runs the Falls Lake trail section of the MST in Wake and Durham County. She is merging her love of the trail and pottery for “art in the park”

Thanks to everyone who made the 41st MST Birthday Hike a big success! 514 hikers and paddlers joined together that hot September 7-9 weekend for cumulative mileage of 3,276 miles, an average of 6.4 miles each.

REI Co-op has announced $25,000 in grants for Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail (Friends).

Between September 7 and 9, not only grandparents and grandkids, but all North Carolinians can be part of the 41st birthday celebration of the MST. 

Buying clothes treated with insect repellent can drive away bugs and attract funds for Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail thanks to Greensboro-based Insect Shield.  The company has announced it will donate 10% of the value of any online purchases of its products by Friends of the MST members, or their friends.

Save the date for an exciting new annual festival celebrating the MST and surrounding trails in Elkin on May 31 - June 2, 2019. This long weekend will be full of family-oriented competitive and recreational activities, educational workshops,

Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail has signed an agreement to assist Orange County’s efforts to build and maintain the MST in that county. “This is an important step toward completing a critical link for the trail in the