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Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

National route89 km · 55 miBest Feb–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 6 7 mi · 11 kmExplore North Carolina →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–May, Sep–Nov · highs 11–26 °C (52–79 °F)

  1. J8°-1°90
  2. F11°1°82
  3. M15°4°102
  4. A21°9°92
  5. M25°13°97
  6. J29°18°106
  7. J30°20°121
  8. A30°20°104
  9. S26°16°99
  10. O21°10°83
  11. N15°5°80
  12. D9°1°92

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail is a national hiking route in North Carolina, United States of America, about 89 km (55 mi) in length. It lies about 1.5 km northwest of Elkin. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
89 km · 55 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
1.5 km NW of Elkin (Surry County, North Carolina) · GeoNames
Best months
Feb–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
North Carolina
Continent
North America
Route type
National route
From / to
Abingdon → Kings Mountain State Park
Route centre
35.7307, -81.5541
Route start
36.2522, -80.8620
OpenStreetMap
relation 3087601
Wikidata
Q1678745
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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