Trailmakers | Our State - Large format

1,000 miles of footpaths, roads and state bike combine to stretch the Mountains to Sea Trail from Clingman’s Dome in the Smoky Mountains to Jockey’s Ridge on the coast. In 1973, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the North Carolina Trails System Act spurring the inception of the trail. In 2000, the State Legislature designated it as a State Park. We’ll meet the inspiring founder of the Friends Of the Mountains to Sea Trail, Allen de Hart, and see how the organization’s dedicated volunteers are fulfilling the mission of building a statewide footpath.