Huge victory for the MST will create 11 miles of new trail Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail is excited to announce the acquisition of nearly 800 acres of land along the North River in Carteret County for the
2025 proved to be another successful year for Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail and our work to build, maintain, protect and promote the MST. Great strides were made in the planning, design and construction process of several large-scale
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
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