The Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) is a long-distance trail that runs across North Carolina from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks. The trail's western endpoint is at Clingman's Dome, where it connects to the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Its eastern endpoint is in Jockey's Ridge State Park on the Outer Banks. A recent addition to the trail is the Haw River Trail which begins at Haw River State Park in Guilford and Chatham Counties and continues to Cane Creek in southern Alamance County

Roughly 40% of the trail is complete, with several disconnected segments across the state.

The trail is a part of the North Carolina State Trails Program which is a section of the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.

The segments of MST along the Blue Ridge Parkway were designated as National Recreation Trail in 2005.

The trail passes through:

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  
• Nantahala National Forest
  
• Pisgah National Forest
  
• The Blue Ridge Parkway
  
• Mount Mitchell State Park
  
• Stone Mountain State Park
  
• Pilot Mountain State Park
  
• Hanging Rock State Park
  
• Eno River State Park
  
• Falls Lake State Recreation Area
  
• Croatan National Forest
  
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore
  
• Jockey's Ridge State Park

External links

• Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail — Non-profit organization that maintains, builds and promotes the trail.
• North Carolina State Trails Program