Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail | |
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Length | 214 mi (344 km) |
Location | Southeast United States |
Designation | National Historic Trail (1980) NC State Trail (2019) |
Trailheads | Elizabethton, Tennessee Kings Mountain National Military Park |
Use | Hiking, Motor Route, Historical Reenactment |
Highest point | Roan Mountain |
Lowest point | Watauga River |
Months | late September to mid October |
Sights | Blue Ridge Mountains Doe River Fort Watauga |
Hazards | river crossing weather partial motor route |
Website | Overmountain 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.