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Post Hurricane Helene Updates

Below is a list of the passages are have been REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC after Helene. We would like to note that while these passages have been cleared of major blow downs, hikers should use extra caution on these trails due to some trail tread damage due to uprooted trees, smaller debris still on the trail and the loss of trail blazes on some of the trees. We continue to address all these issues.

THE ONLY PASSAGES THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPEN ARE:

Ross Mountain

Stumphouse Passage

Oconee Passage

Roundtop Mountain

Blue Ridge Electric Coop Passage

Saluda Mountains

Poinsett Reservoir

Peach Country

Peak To Prosperity Passage

Wateree Passage

High Hills Passage

Awendaw Passage

Capital City Passage

Newberry Passage

Blackstock Passage

Lake Moultrie Passage

Swamp Fox Passage

Eutaw Springs Passage

For your safety, we please ask that you DO NOT visit any of the other Palmetto Trail passages that are NOT listed above at this time. If you have any questions regarding the open or closed passages, please call the office at (803) 771-0870

Thank you.

BLUE WALL PASSAGE NEWS

“Blue Wall Preserve near Landrum SC is going to be closed starting January 14th. This includes the Palmetto Trail Blue Wall Passage from Vaughn’s Gap to Pennell Road. The bridge that provides access to the preserve is getting replaced, we expect construction to take at least a couple of months. We will provide an update as soon as a completion date is imminent. We’re excited about this improvement and appreciate your patience as we provide safer access to the preserve.”

– Samantha McCann Stewardship Manager TNC SC

ATTENTION

The U.S. Forest Service has released information on the closures in Sumter National Forest due to the impacts of Hurricane Helene. Click the link below to read more about this news release from the U.S. Forest Service.

U.S. Forest Service News Release

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