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{{Park
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|Banner Image=File:HCCSNA View Into Hampton Cove.jpg
|Park Type=State Natural Area
|Park Website=https://www.tn.gov/environment/program-areas/na-natural-areas/natural-areas-east-region/east-region-/na-na-hampton-creek-cove.html
|Trail Map Link=https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/environment/documents/na_hampton_creek_cove_trail_map.pdf
|Activities=Hiking, Fishing, Hunting
|Features=Vistas, Rivers
|City=Roan Mountain
|Area=693 acres
|Operated By=Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
|Main Location=36.15238, -82.05573
}}
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https://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/HCCSNA_Overmountain_Shelter_Trail.kml,
https://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/HCCSNA_Overmountain_Victory_Trail.kml,
https://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/HCCSNA_Shell_Hollow_Trail.kml">


36.1341375787, -82.0405528418~View into Hampton Cove~[[Image:HCCSNA_View_Into_Hampton_Cove.jpg|150px]]~MarkerB.png
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36.1523127923, -82.0556224482~Hampton Cove Parking~ ~MarkerA.png
                    | Image Name = OMVT1.jpg
36.1170074500, -82.0489487139~Roaring Creek Parking~ ~MarkerA.png
                    | City = Roan Mountain
36.1236150000, -82.0542140000~Overmountain Barn~[[Image:HCCSNA_Overmountain_Barn_From_AT.jpg|150px]]~MarkerF.png
                    | State = Tennessee
36.1489500994, -82.0430267087~Shell Cemetery~ ~MarkerN.png
                    | Marking = *
36.1404409560, -82.0468414829~Creek Crossing~[[Image:HCCSNA_Birchfield_Creek_Crossing.jpg|150px]]~MarkerJ.png
                    | Trail Use = {{Hike}}
36.1410568100, -82.0461533500~Farm Gate~[[Image:HCCSNA_Farm_Gate_01.jpg|150px]]~MarkerG.png
                    | Difficulty Rating = Easy
36.1379704200, -82.0443995200~Farm Gate~[[Image:HCCSNA_Farm_Gate_02.jpg|150px]]~MarkerG.png
                    | Hike Time = 3-6
36.1523057282, -82.0554279670~Trailhead Hampton Creek~[[Image:HCCSNA_Trailhead_Hampton_Creek.jpg|150px]]~MarkerT.png
                    | Distance = 2-7.5
36.1168907523, -82.0486987936~Trailhead Roaring Creek~[[Image:HCCSNA_Trailhead_Roaring_Creek.jpg|150px]]~MarkerT.png
                    | Elevation Gain = 550-1630
36.1255151269, -82.0512409479~Trail Junction Shelter Trail~[[Image:HCCSNA_Junctions_Shelter_Trail.jpg|150px]]~MarkerT.png
                    | High Point = 4675
36.1257587923, -82.0514537917~Yellow Mountain Gap Junction~[[Image:HCCSNA_Junctions_Yellow_Mountain_Gap.jpg|150px]]~MarkerT.png
                    | Latitude = 36.152383
36.1353754627, -82.0425103741~Junction Birchfield Trail North~[[Image:HCCSNA_Junctions_North.jpg|150px]]~MarkerT.png
                    | Longitude = -82.055733
36.1469884013, -82.0495906876~Junction Birchfield Trail South~[[Image:HCCSNA_Junctions_South.jpg|150px]]~MarkerT.png
                    | Medical = Elizabethton, TN
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== Overview ==
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| Date reviewed = 10/25/2015
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== Trail Overview ==
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Working farm with hiking trails leading into nice forests.  Important bird-watching area for rare golden-winged warblers.
Working farm with hiking trails leading into nice forests.  Important bird-watching area for rare golden-winged warblers.
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#Parking area is on left/east side of road.  Space available for a dozen vehicles.
#Parking area is on left/east side of road.  Space available for a dozen vehicles.


== Trails ==
== Route Description==
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There are currently three trails in the nature area.  All begin from the parking lot by following the Overmountain Trail to common junction.  Shell Hollow proceeds up a dirt road past a former homestead to become a loop up on Big Ridge.  Birchfield Trail follows the western side of Left Prong creek until it rejoins the Overmountain Trail, which proceeds on the eastern side of the creek but continues up Yellow Mountain to intersection with the Appalachian Trail at the gap.
There are currently three trails in the nature area.  All begin from the parking lot by following the Overmountain Trail to common junction.  Shell Hollow proceeds up a dirt road past a former homestead to become a loop up on Big Ridge.  Birchfield Trail follows the western side of Left Prong creek until it rejoins the Overmountain Trail, which proceeds on the eastern side of the creek but continues up Yellow Mountain to intersection with the Appalachian Trail at the gap.


{{Park trail table}}
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
!Trail
!Miles
!Blaze
!Difficulty
!Usage
|-
|Shell Hollow Trail
|2.0 loop
|
|Easy
|{{Hike}}
|-
|Birchfield Trail
|2.3
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|Easy
|{{Hike}}
|-
|[[Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail]] to Yellow Mtn Gap/AT
|3.75
|OVNHT Icon
|Medium
|{{Hike}}
|-
|}


== Typical Conditions ==
== Typical Conditions ==
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No permit or fee.  The nature area closes at dusk.   
No permit or fee.  The nature area closes at dusk.   


NOTE Hunting is permitted.  Use precaution when hiking during hunting season
== After the Hike ==
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== Misc. Information ==
== Misc. Information ==
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Hampton Creek Cove is a 693-acre natural area.   
Hampton Creek Cove is a 693-acre natural area.  The official TN.gov Hampton Creek Cove [http://tn.gov/environment/natural-areas/natural-areas/hampton/ webpage] including [http://tn.gov/environment/natural-areas/natural-areas/hampton/na_hampton.pdf map].
 
== Maps ==
Yellow track is the Overmountain Victory Trail within the state natural area.
 
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<display_map type="terrain" height="600" width="90%" gkml="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Placeholder_trail.kml,
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Overmountain_Victory_Trail.kml">
36.152383,-82.055733~Parking~ ~MarkerA.png
</display_map>


The official TN.gov Hampton Creek Cove [https://www.tn.gov/environment/program-areas/na-natural-areas/natural-areas-east-region/east-region-/na-na-hampton-creek-cove.html webpage].
== Photos ==
<gallery>
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Image:placeholder.jpg
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</gallery>


==Gallery==
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{{Park trail gallery|Park={{PAGENAME}}}}
[[Category:Overlook]] [[Category:Tennessee]] [[Category:Easy]]
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