Editing Peg Leg Mine

{{Trail
|Banner Image=
|Park=Roan Mountain State Park
|Trail Marking=White
|Trail Use=Hiking
|Trail Features=Vistas, Mountains
|Difficulty Rating=Easy
|Hike Time=1.5 hrs
|Trail Distance=2.193 mi
|Round Trip Distance=4.4 mi
|Trail Type=In-and-Out
|High Point=3,773 ft
|Low Point=2,841 ft
|Elevation Gain=319 ft
|Elevation Loss=1,162 ft
|Elevation Change Direction=West-to-East
|Parking location=36.176541,-82.079402
|Trailhead location=36.176330,-82.079002
}}
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== Trail Overview ==
This is part of the [[Roan Mountain State Park]] trail system

== 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.

== Route Description==
[[File:Peg leg mine profile.png|thumb|right]]
Short trail beginning at the visitor center.

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!Feet Out
!{{PAGENAME}}
!Feet Back
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|- 
|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
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== Typical Conditions ==
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Being a TN state park, the dirt and gravel trails are kept in good condition.  Some of the trail sections are steep, thus can be slippery after a rain.  

== 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.

== Photos ==
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{{Map Marker|Icon Type=Point of interest|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}}