![The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Triangle-shaped sign features the white silhouette of a militia member carrying a rifle against a brown background and the year 1780](https://pnts.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/overmountain-victory-trail-sign-300x293.png)
The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail traces the route used by the patriot militia during the pivotal Kings Mountain campaign of 1780, which led to a turn in the tide in favor of American forces during the American Revolutionary War.
Northern Terminus: Colonial Road in Abington, Virginia
Eastern Terminus: Elkin, North Carolina
Southern Terminus: Kings Mountain Nation Military Park / Kings Mountain State Park in northern South Carolina.
The Overmountain Victory Trail includes two northern branches that pass through Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, as well as a southern branch that begins in the northern reaches of South Carolina and heads northward into North Carolina. The trail includes marked highway as well as 87 miles of walkable pathways.