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North Carolina
Mountains-to-Sea Trail
0.8 mi
Distance
517 ft
Gain
25 min
Time
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Inside Blue Ridge Parkway
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 517 ft
- Elevation loss
- 517 ft
- Highest point
- 3,056 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,865 ft
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- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
The Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a 1.66-mile out-and-back trail in North Carolina with 517 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 3,056 feet.
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