FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL
PO BOX 10431, RALEIGH, NC 27605 www.mountainstoseatrail.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO INVOLVE VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITIES IN BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A FOOT TRAIL ACROSS THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE ENJOYMENT AND EDUCATION OF PEOPLE.

TRAIL BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE: MAINTAINED AND IMPROVED 530 MILES OF TRAIL AND CONSTRUCTED NEW TRAIL NEAR ELKIN, OAK RIDGE, BURLINGTON, BENTONVILLE, AND WHITE LAKE. 756 VOLUNTEERS WORKED 33,879 HOURS TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE TRAIL.

EDUCATION: PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT HIKING AND CARING FOR THE TRAIL THROUGH A WEBSITE, FESTIVALS, THE MEDIA, NEWSLETTERS, MEETINGS AND EVENTS. PUBLISHED TRAIL GUIDES THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON-LINE AND IN PRINT. WROTE A GUIDE BOOK FOR 40 GREAT DAY HIKES THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED BY UNC PRESS. ORGANIZED A THREE-DAY GATHERING OF 250 MEMBERS TO EDUCATE THEM ABOUT THE TRAIL AND HOW TO HELP BUILD, PROTECT AMD PROMOTE IT. ORGANIZED A WEEKEND OF HIKING FOR MORE THAN 700 PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE THE 42ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE RECOMMENDATION TO BUILD THE MST. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HIKED SECTIONS OF THE TRAIL EVERY DAY, AND 11 PEOPLE COMPLETED THE ENTIRE 1,175 MILE TRAIL IN 2019.

TRAIL ROUTING: IDENTIFIED NEW CONNECTING ROUTES ON BACKROADS AND EXISTING TRAILS IN AREAS WHERE A FINAL ROUTE HAS NOT YET BEEN DESIGNATED. WORKED WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NON PROFIT LAND TRUSTS TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST THEM IN ACQURING NEW LAND FOR THE TRAIL.

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