Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

Trail Name Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Nearest City Roan Mountain State Tennessee Trail Marking OVNHT icon Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Easy Hiking Time 55 Hours <br />0.313 Days <br />300 Min <br /> Distance, round-trip 7.57.5 mi <br />12.07 km <br /> Climb/Descent Elevation 14001,400 Feet <br />426.72 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number. High Point ~4600"~" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. Nearest Medical Elizabethton, TN Trip Reports Click Here Loading map... {"type":"ROADMAP","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"270px","height":"180px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":8,"layers":[],"controls":["zoom"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"cluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":36.1523830000000003792592906393110752105712890625,"lon":-82.055733000000003585228114388883113861083984375,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

While the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail stretches 330 miles, there are only a few segments that are not paved highway and open to the public. This page describes the 3.75 mile section located in the Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area.

How to get there

From Johnson City, TN

1. Head south on Roan Street for 3.5 miles passing under I-26.
2. Take left/east onto TN359/Okolona Road and travel 1.4 miles.
3. Take right/south onto TN361 over to US19E for nine miles. The road starts as Laurels Road, then Dry Creek Road and finally Gap Creek Road.
4. Travel US19E for ten miles to town of Roan Mountain.
5. Take right/south onto TN143.
6. Cross bridge and then take left/east onto Stratton Street.
7. Take right/south onto Old Highway 143/Sawdust Trail to Cloudland Elem School.
8. Turn left/east onto Hampton Creek Road and proceed three miles.
9. Parking area is on left/east side of road.

Route Description

The Overmountain Trail begins at the parking lot follows the Left Prong creek up Yellow Mountain for 3.75 miles to intersection with the Appalachian Trail at the gap. The path continues into North Carolina for another 1.5 miles.

Fees, Permits, etc.

No permit or fee. The nature area closes at dusk.

Misc. Information

Hampton Creek Cove is a 693-acre natural area. The official TN.gov Hampton Creek Cove webpage including map.

National Park Service website for OVMT

Maps

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