Lake James & Overmountain Victory Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 488 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Lake James & Overmountain Victory Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Lake James State Park near Longtown, NC. The route reaches Lake James at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 488 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,207 – 1,394 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Overmountain Victory Trail 35.76544, -81.91928
Nearest town Longtown, NC
Directions
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Lake James & Overmountain Victory Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 488 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,209–1,396 ft
Out & Back · Lake James State Park
Trailhead: Overmountain Victory Trail · 35.76544, -81.91928
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:51 PM
- Start on Overmountain Victory Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.7 miReach Lake James, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
39% dirt61% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:51 PM
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