Overmountain Victory Trail: Lake James Segment

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Features Birding · Fall Colors · Lake · River/Creek · Spring · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

The trailhead for this trail is located right in the middle of it as it crosses the main park road. On one side, you have a flat section of trail along a creek and through an open forest. On the other side, you have a roller coaster singletrack on a bluff over Lake James, with good views of the lake and the Linville Gorge when the leaves are down in the winter. Completing this one in one clean sweep requires hopping on the trail from its intersections with 126, which isn't the most desirable. Instead, enjoy each branch separately.