Best
Trails of South Carolina
hiking,
road biking, mountain biking,
walking, running
#1.
Kings Mountain
A two-day hike through shaded
hardwood forest over ridges,
down rocky ravines and across
numerous brooks and streams.
This hike runs through the
southern portion of the
Kings Mountain Range, a
small s...
From the guidebook "Hiking
South Carolina"
Hiking
Trails
Rock Hill, SC - Hiking -
14.5 miles
#2. Chattooga Trail
A two day backpack on an
undulating trail along the
Chattooga river; a pristine
National Wild and Scenic
River. The Chattooga is
a wild, rushing river with
crashing waterfalls, coves
lush with mountai...
From the guidebook "Hiking
South Carolina"
Hiking
Trails
Walhalla, SC - Hiking -
15 miles
#3. Chattooga River
Big, brawling trout water.
Rising in Cashiers Lake
in North Carolina, the stream
gathers force from a score
of tributaries before crossing
the state line at Ellicott
Rock. The rock was placed
there in...
From the guidebook "America's
100 Best Trout Streams"
Hiking
Trails
Clayton, SC - Fly-Fishing
#4. Foothills Trail,
Chattanooga Valley Segment
A long 3-day backpacking
trip, offering waterfalls
and the majestic beauty
of the Whitewater and Chattooga
rivers. This segment of
the Foothills Trail is described
east to west, beginning
at the north...
From the guidebook "Hiking
South Carolina"
Hiking
Trails
Walhalla, SC - Hiking -
33 miles
#5. Carolina Low
County Challenge
This ride travels through
the Low Country south of
the historic Charleston
peninsula. The route hops
from island to island past
tall palmettos, sprawling
live oak canopies, and salt
marsh lining the ...
From the guidebook "Best
Bike Rides in the South"
Hiking
Trails
Charleston, SC - Road Biking
- 61.8 miles
#6. Foothills Trail,
Jocassee Gorges Segment
A challenging three-day
journey around the north
end of Lake Jocassee. Scenic
waterfalls, steep-sided
river gorges, lush vegetation,
and solitude are among the
attractions of the Jocassee
Gorges. The...
From the guidebook "Hiking
South Carolina"
Hiking
Trails
Walhalla, SC - Hiking -
31 miles
#7. Foothills Trail:
Bad Creek Access to Rocky
Bottom
This is one long and spectacular
section of trail. It is
hard to find 30 miles of
trail in the East without
crossing a major road, but
the Foothills Trail delivers.
It occasionally passes by
normally ...
From the guidebook "Long
Trails of the Southeast"
Hiking
Trails
Salem, SC - Hiking - 30.3
miles
#8. Big Bend Trail
An easy day hike through
beautiful rhododendron and
mountain laurel glens to
the Chattooga River and
powerful Big Bend Falls.
This trail connects the
Winding Stairs Trail and
Cherry Hill Recreation Ar...
From the guidebook "Hiking
South Carolina"
Hiking
Trails
Walhalla, SC - Hiking -
6.8 miles
#9. Raven Cliff
Falls
A day hike to one of the
highest and most scenic
cascades in the eastern
United States. Raven Cliff
Falls was an extraordinarily
popular hiking destination
even before a swinging footbridge
was recent...
From the guidebook "Hiking
South Carolina"
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Trails
Greenville, SC - Hiking
- 6.6 miles
#10. Jones Gap Trail
A relatively easy day hike
along the scenic Middle
Saluda River from Jones
Gap State Park to Caesar's
Head State Park. The Jones
Gap Trail is full of delights,
chief of which is the relative
ease of t...
From the guidebook "Hiking
South Carolina"
Hiking
Trails
Greenville, SC - Hiking
- 10.6 miles
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