Northwestern North Carolina trails offer hikers long-range views
EDITORâS NOTE: This feature appeared in the March 10, 2021 Wilkes Journal-Patriot as part of its series of articles on the trails of northwestern North Carolina. North Carolinaâs 1,120-mile-long Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) corridor stretches from the top of 6,643-foot Clingmanâs Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Jockeyâs Ridge on the coast. About 700 miles of the trail are complete, including a 44-mile section from the intersection of the Blue Ridge Parkway and U.S. 421 at Deep Gap in Watauga County to the Parkwayâs Devilâs Garden Overlook on th...