EVTA on the move

The Elkin Valley Trails Association (EVTA) is bringing hiking — and much more — to Elkin, North Carolina and much of the surrounding area. Trial hikes along portions of the trail between Stone Mountain and Elkin have already taken place. The EVTA trail is part of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail that will stretch, when completed, from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks — more than 1,000 miles.

About 300 miles are complete — from Clingman’s Dome to Stone Mountain Park. There are other pieces of the trail completed adding another 200 miles to its length. The trail, from Stone Mountain Park to the Outer Banks, is now formed by those pieces and roadway.

Bob Hillyer is in charge of a task force handling a 23-mile piece connecting Stone Mountain Park to Elkin; and a 38-mile piece connecting Elkin to Pilot Mountain. It’s a chance to experience nature and Hillyer says it’s closer than you think.

Hillyer said part of the process for the trail between Elkin and Stone Mountain has been taking part of the trail off a paved road and onto a gravel road. When a three-mile section over Well’s Knob is complete, that will be taken off a gravel or paved road. When a bridge is completed along another stretch, two-and-a-half more miles will be taken off a gravel or paved road.

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