Completion Form | Mountains-to-Sea Trail

MST Completion Form

Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail recognizes anyone who reports completion of the entire trail. Friends’ policy is to operate on an honor system, assuming that those who apply for an award have completed the entire trail. People who apply for the award are expected to have hiked all sections that are natural surface trail or greenway trail, but people may choose whether to bike or hike sections that are on roads or paddle the two optional paddle routes. Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail awards a certificate to everyone who completes the trail at our annual meeting each spring.

"*" indicates required fields

Your name as you would like for it to appear on your certificate:*

Recommended format: First Name "Trail Name" Last Name

Today's Date

Tell Us About Yourself

Name*

First Last

Trail Nickname (Optional)

Address*

Please provide the address where you would like your completion certificate to be mailed.

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Phone

Email*

Enter Email Confirm Email

Tell Us About Your Background (Optional)

The following information is optional. If you choose to answer, it provides valuable, anonymous information on trail user demographics that could benefit the MST.

Age (At the end of your hike)

Gender Identity

Ethnicity/Race

American Indian or Native Alaskan

African American/Black

Asian

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

White

Hispanic, Latino or Spanish Origin

Prefer Not to Say

Tell Us About Your Hike

Type of Hike*

Section Hike

Thru Hike

Date Started

Date Finished

How did you complete the trail (check all applicable)?*

Hike only

Combination of hiking and biking on road sections

Yadkin River Paddle Route

Neuse River Paddle Route

Backpacking only

Day trips only

Combination of backpacking and day trips

Direction of Travel*

Would you be willing to talk to others planning to hike the MST?

Yes

How did you first learn about the MST?

What guidebooks, maps or apps did you use to plan your journey?

Did you keep a diary, journal, or notes about your journey?

Yes

If so, would you be willing to share your writing with Friends?

Please describe below a few highlights or unique aspects of your hike, or use this space for feedback/suggestions for Friends and our volunteers as we are always looking to improve the hiker experience.

Do you have information on signage, road conditions, trail conditions, campgrounds (public or private), stores, restaurants, bicycle repair shops, hiking supply stores, gasoline/oil/vehicle repair stores, pharmacy stores, and grocery stores, unsafe or unfriendly sites that you would like to share?

Would you like to recognize any special people who assisted you on your journey, such as other hikers, government agencies, commercial/business associates, security officers, Friends members, or others? If so, please list them below.

Friends' Membership and Involvement

Are you currently a member of the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail?

Yes

Would you like more information on becoming a Member?

Yes please!

No thanks

Great! Information on becoming a member of the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail will be emailed to you shortly.

Thank you for your support!

Are you currently involved with a Trail Maintenance Crew?

Yes

Would you like more information on becoming involved with a Trail Crew?

Yes please!

No thanks

Great! Information on getting involved with a Trail Crew will be emailed to you shortly.

Which Trail Crew are you involved with?

Photos From Your Hike

Would you be interesting in sharing a few photos from your hike?

Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail is constantly looking for new imagery to help promote and protect the trail. If you have a few photographs from your hike that you would like to share, please consider submitting them below. Your photographs help the Friends protect the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, the surrounding landscape and the hiking experience for future generations. Photos submitted are considered licensed to the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail in perpetuity. By submitting images, you are giving the FMST the right to use your photos as we see fit to promote the trail and its protection. You will retain copyright to any photograph you submit. Whenever possible, the FMST will provide attribution in the form the photographer’s name and/or photographer’s website URL per FMST’s discretion. Attribution will appear next to the photo or in the credits of the work product. While Friends cannot guarantee that submitted images will be used, we always appreciate your consideration. Thank you for helping to further our mission through your photography.

Share Photos From Your Hike

If you would like to share a few photos from your hike, please do so below. (Start photo, finish photo, favorite campsite, favorite sunrise/sunset, etc).

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 8 MB, Max. files: 5.

Image Information

Please provide a brief description of each image you have uploaded below: When was the photo take? Where was the photo taken (include the Segment # if you know it)? Who is in the photo? Etc

Your name as you would like for it to appear in any Image Attribution

Website (If applicable)

Social Media Handle

Instagram, Facebook, Etc

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