Peg Leg Mine

Trail Name Peg Leg Mine Park Roan Mountain State Park Nearest City Roan Mountain State Tennessee Trail Marking White Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Easy Hiking Time 20 Min0.333 Hours <br />0.0208 Days <br /> Distance: round-trip/trail only 3,252 Ft0.616 mi <br />0.991 km <br /> / 1,626 Ft0.308 Mi <br />0.496 km <br /> Trail Type In-and-Out Climb/Descent Elevation 337 Ft102.718 Meters <br /> / -337 Ft-102.718 Meters <br /> High Point 2,928 Ft976 Yards <br />892.454 Meters <br /> Parking 36° 10' 35.55" N, 82° 4' 45.85" W Trailhead 36° 10' 34.79" N, 82° 4' 44.41" W 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":36.1765410000000002810338628478348255157470703125,"lon":-82.0794020000000017489583115093410015106201171875,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

This is part of the Roan Mountain State Park trail system

How to get there

From the visitor center walk between the water wheel building and the bathrooms. Head left and go under the penstock to begin the hike.

Route Description

Short trail beginning at the visitor center.

Typical Conditions

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.

Maps

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Photos

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  History of the mine

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  View from the platform

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  Non-meshing gear of water wheel