Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
Roan Mountain, the trail's highest point.
Length214 mi (344 km)
LocationSoutheast United States
DesignationNational Historic Trail (1980)
NC State Trail (2019)
TrailheadsElizabethton, Tennessee
Kings Mountain National Military Park
UseHiking, Motor Route, Historical Reenactment
Highest pointRoan Mountain
Lowest pointWatauga River
Monthslate September to mid October
SightsBlue Ridge Mountains
Doe River
Fort Watauga
Hazardsriver crossing
weather
partial motor route
WebsiteOvermountain Victory National Historic Trail

The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (OVHT) is part of the U.S. National Trails System, and N.C. State Trail System.[1] It recognizes the Revolutionary War Overmountain Men, Patriots from what is now East Tennessee who crossed the Unaka Mountains and then fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina.

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