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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.

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Length
5.6 mi
Elevation gain
454 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
21%
Steepest mile
+366 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.0 mi
Shape
out-and-back

Elevation profile

2,762 – 3,208 ft12345

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

3-D terrain view of Over Mountain Victory Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

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Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).

Getting there

Over Mountain Victory Trail access. About 55 min drive (38 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Morganton. 35.88437, -82.01448 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:07 a.m., the sun rises at 7:33 a.m. and sets at 6:53 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:19 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 20 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 12:10 p.m. — 6 h 43 min before sunset.

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