North Carolina trails · Over Mountain Victory Trail
Over Mountain Victory Trail
A 5.6-mile out-and-back in North Carolina, with 454 ft of climbing. Reaches Lynn Gap and other pass/viewpoint destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 3.7 and mile 5.6. It gives back about 513 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lynn Gap (pass)
- Swafford Gap (pass)
- Gillespie Gap (pass)
- McKinney Gap (pass)
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) (viewpoint)
- The Loops Overlook (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Over Mountain Victory Trail access. 35.88437, -82.01448 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:32 a.m., the sun rises at 6:58 a.m. and sets at 7:57 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:23 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.2-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 37 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:35 a.m. — 8 h 21 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Mst - Grandfather Rd — 8.2 mi
- Mst - Appalachian Rd — 14.9 mi
- Wilson Ridge — 15.8 mi
- Black Mountain Crest — 16.2 mi