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| City = Roan Mountain | | City = Roan Mountain | ||
| State = Tennessee | | State = Tennessee | ||
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| Trail Use = {{Hike}} | | Trail Use = {{Hike}} | ||
| Difficulty Rating = Medium | | Difficulty Rating = Medium | ||
| Hike Time = | | Hike Time = 5 | ||
| Distance = | | Distance = 7.5 | ||
| Elevation Gain = | | Elevation Gain = ~1600 | ||
| High Point = ~4600 | |||
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| Latitude = 36.152383 | | Latitude = 36.152383 | ||
| Longitude = -82.055733 | | Longitude = -82.055733 | ||
| Medical = Elizabethton, TN | | Medical = Elizabethton, TN | ||
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== Trail Overview == | == Trail Overview == | ||
<!-- Enter a overview of the trail. What attracts you to this trail, points of interest, types of flowers, lakes, and peaks that you see along the way. --> | <!-- Enter a overview of the trail. What attracts you to this trail, points of interest, types of flowers, lakes, and peaks that you see along the way. --> | ||
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. | |||
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. | |||
== How to get there == | == How to get there == | ||
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#Travel US19E for ten miles to town of Roan Mountain. | #Travel US19E for ten miles to town of Roan Mountain. | ||
#Take right/south onto TN143. | #Take right/south onto TN143. | ||
# | #Cross bridge and then take left/east onto Stratton Street. | ||
#Turn | #Take right/south onto Old Highway 143/Sawdust Trail to Cloudland Elem School. | ||
#Parking area is on left/east side of road | #Turn left/east onto Hampton Creek Road and proceed three miles. | ||
#Parking area is on left/east side of road. | |||
== Route Description== | == Route Description== | ||
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From parking lot, | 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 == | == Typical Conditions == | ||
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==Fees, Permits, etc. == | ==Fees, Permits, etc. == | ||
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No permit or fee. The nature area closes at dusk. | No permit or fee. The nature area closes at dusk. | ||
== After the Hike == | |||
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== Misc. Information == | == 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] | [http://www.nps.gov/ovvi/index.htm National Park Service website for OVMT] | ||
== Maps == | == 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/Placeholder_trail.kml | |||
< | (A) 36.152383,-82.055733 | ||
Parking at Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area | |||
(G) 36.125815,-82.051335 | |||
Intersection with Appalachian Trail | |||
</googlemap> | |||
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== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
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Image:OMVT1.jpg | Image:OMVT1.jpg | ||
Image:OMVT2.jpg | Image:OMVT2.jpg |