Mountains-To-Sea Trail Continues to Grow

[Tennessee Viking]

As of this week the Mountains-To-Sea Trail has grown quite a bit in 2 areas of along its length.

One major accomplishment was a 20 mile section of greenway in Wake County/Raleigh area along the Neuse River. With all, except for just less than a mile major construction project to be completed by early 2014, will open up a 30+ section of trail from Falls Lake Dam in Wake County to Clayton in Johnston County.

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Once completed, the MST will hold a major continuous trail route from Eno Rver State Park near Durham NC to Clayton; with projects in Hillsborough also in works.

Article at: http://www.northraleighnews.com/2013...use-river.html

Carolina Mountain Club has also just completed a major goal by completing the building of trail westbound of Soco Gap (BRP mm455.8) to Heintooga Rd. (BRP mm458.2); previously thought to be impossible. However, after concerns about steepness and tunnel safety, NPS was able to give the FMST approval to build trail along some of its parkway corridor.

It is being considered by the FMST to build a bisected trail route from the Smokies to Waterrock Knob. The trail will exit and split from the Smokies boundary with one route attempting to follow the parkway corridor to Waterrock Knob. While the other route will follow attempt to follow the TuckasegeeRiver then up to Waterrock Knob from the Sylva area.
Carolina Mountain Club


April 9

Hi All,
Last Friday, April 5, 2013, the Carolina Mtn. Club, completed the construction of the MST extension
from Soco Gap ( BRP mile 455.8) to Heintooga Rd. ( BRP mile 458.2).

The entire section was constructed on BRP land following the flagged line established by the State Rep. Tim Johnson and Dwayne Stutzman.Both entrances have been opened and the trail sect, blazed.
For your information, please be advised that a total; of 3531 man hours were recorded, most of it
by the Saturday Quarterly and Friday Crews.
This section construction completes CMC's Western most end point for this trail.
Future effort will be directed to completing the two pieces remaining on both sides of Water Rock.
Congratulations to the trail crew.

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Other projects to be considered and in works are major relocations around Pilot Mountain State Park to Hanging Rock thru the Sauratowns. And a new trail initiative, the Elkin Valley Trail Association, is also working to build a trail system from Stone Mountain State Park, thru the town of Elkin, and connect, in some fashion, to Pilot Mountain.

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[BUCKO5]

My friends and I were planning on doing section 12 (181Ripshin ridge to blue ridge parkway) in late june and havent been able to find any recent information about it. We are just wanting to make sure the whole section is open and that we can camp anywhere and that no permit is needed.

Thanks for any info!