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{{Trail
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|Banner Image=File:Roan Peg Leg mine entrance.jpg
{{Infobox Trail
|Trail Highlight=View the entrance to an abandoned mine
| Image Name = Placeholder.gif
|Park=Roan Mountain State Park
| Park = Roan Mountain State Park
|Trail Marking=White
| City = Roan Mountain
|Trail Use=Hiking
| State = Tennessee
|Trail Features=Caves
| Marking = White
|Difficulty Rating=Easy
| Trail Use = {{Dogs}} {{Fishing}} {{Hike}}
|Hike Time=20 min
| Difficulty Rating = Easy
|Trail Distance=0.2834 mi
| Hike Time = 20 Min
|Round Trip Distance=0.56 mi
| Round Trip Distance = 3,252 Ft
|Trail Type=In-and-Out
| Trail Distance = 1,626 Ft
|High Point=2,826 ft
| Trail Type = In-and-Out
|Low Point=2,670 ft
| Elevation Gain = 337 Ft
|Elevation Gain=152 ft
| Elevation Loss = -337 Ft
|Elevation Loss=0 ft
| High Point = 2,928 Ft
|Elevation Change Direction=West-to-East
| Parking coords = 36.176541,-82.079402
|Parking location=36.17645, -82.07942
| Trailhead coords = 36.176330,-82.079002
|Trailhead location=36.17633, -82.079
| Medical = Elizabethton, TN
}}
}}
{{Trail Map}}
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== Trail Overview ==
== Trail Overview ==
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This is part of the [[Roan Mountain State Park]] trail system
This is part of the [[Roan Mountain State Park]] trail system


== How to get there ==
== How to get there ==
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From the visitor center walk between the water wheel building and the bathrooms. Head left and go under the waterwheel flume to begin the hike.
From the visitor center walk between the water wheel building and the bathrooms. Head left and go under the penstock to begin the hike.


== Route Description==
== Route Description==
[[File:Peg leg mine profile.png|thumb|right]]
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Short trail beginning at the visitor center.
Short trail beginning at the visitor center.
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!Feet Out
!{{PAGENAME}}
!Feet Back
!Elevation (ft)
|-
|0
|Trail head at Visitor's Center
|1,596
|2,714
|-
|198
|Unknown split, continue right for trail
|1,398
|2,697
|-
|1,015
|Viewing platform
|581
|2,850
|-
|1,596
|Peg Leg Mine
|0
|2,909
|}


== Typical Conditions ==
== Typical Conditions ==
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== Misc. Information ==
== Misc. Information ==
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General John T. Wilder purchased this land as part of a 7,000 acre purchase for $25.15 an acre in 1870. One of the mines he started became known as the Peg Leg Mine. The mine was mined for iron ore. The ore was sent to a smelter across the Doe River. The water wheel, similar to the one near the visitor's center, was used to lift and drop a 500-lb hammer and to crush the ore. The ore would then be loaded on to rail cars and sent to Cranberry, North Carolina for further processing before making its way to Ohio and Pennsylvania to a steel mill.
 
== Maps ==
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<display_map center="36.176544,-82.077725" type="terrain" zoom="16" width="auto" height="550" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/RMSP_Peg_Leg_Trail.kml">
</display_map>


== Photos ==
== Photos ==
{{Park trail gallery|Trail={{PAGENAME}}}}
<gallery>
{{Map Marker
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|Icon Type=Parking
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|Marker Title=Parking
Image:placeholder.jpg|caption
|Marker Description=Main parking for trail and visitor's center
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|Marker Location=36.176541,-82.079402
</gallery>
}}
 
{{Map Marker
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|Icon Type=Point of interest
[[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Medium]] [[Category:Hiking]] [[Category:Dog Friendly]] [[Category:No Trail KML]] [[Category:Stub]]
|Marker Title=Trail split
|Marker Description=Continue right for the trail, unknown trail to the left
|Marker Location=36.176882,-82.078971
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Overlook
|Marker Title=Viewing platform
|Marker Description=[[Image:Roan Peg Leg view from platform.jpg|150px|View from the platform]]
|Marker Location=36.176719,-82.077615
}}
{{Map Marker
|Icon Type=Cave
|Marker Title=Peg leg mine
|Marker Description=[[Image:Roan Peg Leg mine entrance.jpg|150px|View of the mine]]
|Marker Location=36.176135,-82.076313
}}
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