Hiking

Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 5

Watauga County · North Carolina · United States

Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 5 is a hike from Watauga County in United States: 136.6 km, 4462 m of climb, 5259 m of descent, high point 1396 m.

• 136.6 km
• 4462 m of climb
• 5259 m of descent
• high point 1396 m

About this hike

The Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a developing long distance hiking trail, which connects the Great Smokys to the Outer Banks. The trail is an official unit of the NC State Park System, and it is supported by the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.

Getting there

This hike starts near Watauga County. Open the destination for travel time from where you are by car, train or plane, and the price of a night.

More hikes around Watauga County

• Boone Fork Trail - 4.1 km, +87 m
• Blue Ridge Conservancy Trail - 3.3 km, +86 m
• Summit Trail - 3.1 km, +298 m
• Boat Rock - 2.6 km, +96 m
• China Creek Trail - 2.6 km, +0 m
• Boone Fork Trail - 2.4 km, +56 m
• Green Knob Trail - 2.3 km, +115 m

Before you go

This route is shown for information only. It is not a recommendation and not a guarantee that the route is safe, open, marked or passable today. The line, the distances, the climb and the grade come from open data sources and may be inaccurate or out of date, and conditions in the mountains change fast.

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Route data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); elevation from open terrain data. Updated 2026-09-21.