Editing Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

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                     | Image Name = OMVT1.jpg
                     | City = Roan Mountain
                     | State = Tennessee
                     | Marking = OVNHT icon
                     | Trail Use = {{Hike}}
                     | Difficulty Rating = Medium
                     | Hike Time = 5-6
                     | Distance = 7.5
                     | Elevation Gain = 1630
                     | High Point = 4675
                     | Latitude = 36.152383
                     | Longitude = -82.055733
                     | Medical = Elizabethton, TN
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== Trail Overview ==
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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 ==
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From Johnson City, TN
#Head south on Roan Street for 3.5 miles passing under I-26.
#Take left/east onto TN359/Okolona Road and travel 1.4 miles.
#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.
#Travel US19E for ten miles to town of Roan Mountain.
#Take right/south onto TN143.
#Cross bridge and then take left/east onto Stratton Street.
#Take right/south onto Old Highway 143/Sawdust Trail to Cloudland Elem School.
#Turn left/east onto Hampton Creek Road and proceed three miles.
#Parking area is on left/east side of road.

== Route Description==
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From parking lot, initially proceed through open meadows and along the Left Prong of Hampton Creek.  CLOSE any gates as you pass through since livestock is grazed in the area.  Enter forest and continue up Yellow Mountain with significant climb.  At 3.75 miles, reach Appalachian Trail.  Desirable is to head another 0.2 miles to Overmountain shelter, which is an old barn.  Return by same route or take Birchfield trail on the other side of the creek.  

OVNHT continues into North Carolina for another 1.5 miles.  A long shuttle could be arranged for an all day hike up and over the mountain.  Alternatively, a shuttle at Carvers Gap would allow a just over ten mile hike on OVNHT and A.T.  

== Typical Conditions ==
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==Fees, Permits, etc. ==
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No permit or fee.  The nature area closes at dusk.  

== After the Hike ==
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== Misc. Information ==
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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].

[http://www.nps.gov/ovvi/index.htm National Park Service website for OVMT]

== Maps ==
<googlemap lat="36.14" lon="-82.055733" type="terrain" zoom="14" height="600" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png">
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Overmountain_Victory_Trail.kml
(A) 36.152383,-82.055733
Parking at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area
(G) 36.125815,-82.051335
Intersection with Appalachian Trail
(F) 36.123615,-82.054214
Overmountain Shelter/Yellow Mtn Barn
</googlemap>

== Photos ==
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Image:OMVT1.jpg
Image:OMVT2.jpg
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