Completion Form | Mountains-to-Sea Trail

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.

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If you would prefer to print and mail in a physical completion form, you may do so HERE.

Honor Statement and Certificate*

By filling out this form, you attest that you have completed the Mountains-to-Sea Trail in its entirety.

I agree

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

Recommended format: First Name "Trail Name" Last Name

Today's Date

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Tell Us About Yourself

Name*

First Last

Trail Name (Optional)

Address*

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

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Phone

Email*

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Tell Us About Your Background (Optional)

The following information is optional. If you choose to answer, it provides valuable information on trail user demographics that could benefit the MST. We will never share any identifying information with anyone else.

Age (at the end of your hike)

Gender

Ethnicity/Race

Tell Us About Your Hike

Type of Hike*

Section Hike

Thru Hike

Primary Direction of Travel*

Eastbound

Westbound

Date Started

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Date Finished

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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

How did you first learn about the MST?

What guidebooks, maps or apps did you use to help you complete your hike?

Economic impact

To estimate the economic impact that trail users have across the state, we’d appreciate your input on how your time on the trail contributed to local economies.

How many nights did you pay for accommodation outside of state/federal campgrounds? Please include the approximate number of nights beside the type.

Private campsites

Hotels/Motels

Airbnb

B&B

Other

Additionally, if you can, please estimate the dollar amount you spent on all lodging.

What else did you spend money on during your hike?

Meals

Shuttles

Other (please list below)

To your recollection, what is your best estimate of how many times you ate or shopped in businesses along the trail or in nearby communities during your hike? If you can, please estimate the dollar amount you spent.

Trail Feedback

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. If you'd like to recognize any special people who assisted you - such as other hikers, government agencies, commercial/business associates, security officers, Friends members, or others – please do so here.

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?

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 Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail 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 Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail will provide attribution in the form the photographer’s name and/or photographer’s website URL per Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail'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

Photo Consent

The Friends of the MST may use my submitted photos to help promote the trail through Social Media, Print, Email Campaigns, Website, etc. as outlined in the guidelines above.

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Phone

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MST Completion Form

Tell Us About Yourself

Tell Us About Your Background (Optional)

Tell Us About Your Hike

Economic impact

Trail Feedback

Photos From Your Hike