# Event Details

- **Event Name**: First Day (Group) Hike: Sparta Trail/MST
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 01 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Please RSVP on Meetup for any last minute updates: https://www.meetup.com/alleghany-sparta-trail-association-asta/events/312069306

Description: Join us for this pleasant hike from the top of Mahogany Rock Rd. to the Sparta trail and MST. We will do an out and back and hike approximately 3-5 miles, depending on the group's enthusiasm. Park at the top of Mahogany Rock Rd., on the gravel parking off The Parkway near the gates.

Difficulty: The hike is considered easy to moderately difficult.

[Maps - Blue Ridge Parkway (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)](https://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/maps.htm)

[Doughton Park Hiking Trails - Blue Ridge Parkway (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)](https://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/doughton-park-trails.htm)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sparta/first-day-group-hike-sparta-trail-mst/200029426849139
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, meetups, trekking
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029426849139?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=sparta-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Sparta
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Mahogany Rock Rd, Sparta, NC 28675, United States
- **lat**: 36.46356
- **long**: -81.08579
- **full address**: Mahogany Rock Rd, Sparta, NC 28675, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Alleghany Sparta Trail Association - ASTA (https://allevents.in/org/alleghany-sparta-trail-association-asta/23413214)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 01 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mahogany Rock Rd, Sparta, NC 28675, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Alleghany Sparta Trail Association - ASTA
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures, meetups, trekking
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about First Day (Group) Hike: Sparta Trail/MST ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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