Passages

 
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Stumphouse Passage (1.5 Mile Hiking Trail & 9.34 Mile Mountain Bike Park)

1.5
Miles

Located in Walhalla, Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park is a state-of-the-art mountain biking facility and the only such recreational facility open to the public in...

Oconee Passage

3.73
Miles
Oconee Passage begins in Oconee State Park and ends at Oconee Station State Historical Site, a backcountry military garrison and trading post from the...
Eastatoe Passage

4.6
Miles

Help Re-connect the Eastatoe Passage

The 4.6 mile Eastatoe Passage of the Palmetto Trail opened in...

Blue Ridge Electric Co-Op Passage (Jocassee Gorges)

12.6
Miles
Blue Ridge Electric Co-Op Passage winds through remote and rugged areas, and rewards hikers with an abundance of native flowers and wildlife, mountaintop vistas, waterfalls,...
Roundtop Mountain

5.9
Miles

Jim Kelly's Featured Fall Hike!  

Roundtop Mountain Passage including the new Carolina Hemlock Loop trail...

Middle Saluda Passage

11.1
Miles
Middle Saluda Passage is resplendent with waterfalls, dramatic (and challenging) elevation changes, and diverse ecosystems. The passage (marked with Palmetto Trail signs) connects about 14 miles of existing trails (with...
Saluda Mountains Passage

9.1
Miles
NOTICE: Logging is currently underway between Talisman Camp Trailhead and Bell Mountain Road   Saluda Mountains Passage runs along the ridge defining the northern perimeter of the Poinsett Watershed and...
Poinsett Reservoir Passage

6.6
Miles
Poinsett Reservoir Passage travels the mountain ridges along the northern boundary of Poinsett Watershed. This pristine watershed of 19,000 acres contains the headwaters feeding Poinsett Reservoir of the Greenville Water...
Blue Wall Passage

14
Miles
NOTICE: During this time, there is a surge in Trail usage across the state. We ask that if you are hiking the Blue Wall Passage that you only...
Peach Country Passage

14.1
Miles
Notice: Howard Gap Rd. at the intersection of Windmill Rd. and N Howard Street has been closed and the street sign removed.  The Peach Country Passage still...
USC Upstate Passage

1.3
Miles

Notice: This Passage is currently CLOSED. We will update once the Passage is re-opened in the future.

This 1.3-mile passage of the Palmetto Trail begins on the campus of...
Hub City Connector

12
Miles
The Hub City Connector is about nine Trail miles of greenways, bicycle lanes, and safe, signed sidewalks through the city of Spartanburg. The connector travels along the city's Mary Black...
Croft Passage

12.6
Miles
NOTICE: Due to the recent flooding in the Upstate, the Advance America Bridge along the Croft Passage has been washed away. The bridge was located between the southern...
Glenn Springs Passage

7.3
Miles

 NOTICE: Due to the recent flooding in the Upstate, the Advance America Bridge along the Croft Passage has been washed away. The bridge was located between the southern...

Blackstock Battlefield Passage

4
Miles
Blackstock Battlefield Passage offers four miles of nature trails, camping, and first-rate mountain biking along a remote section of the Tyger River where Revolutionary War patriots defeated the British. On...
Enoree Passage

36.88
Miles
NOTICE: The Enoree Ranger District of Sumter National Forest is closing down all campgrounds, picnic areas, and toilet facilities. All trails will remain open.  There is one site...
Lynch’s Woods Passage

3
Miles

NOTICE: This passage is currently CLOSED due to re-routing

  Lynch’s Woods Park is a well-kept secret tucked behind a strip of businesses off Hwy 76 on the south side...
Newberry Passage

10.7
Miles
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Peak to Prosperity Passage

10.7
Miles

NOTICE:

During this time, there has been a surge of Trail usage in our state. The Peak to Prosperity Passage remains open, but we ask that...
Capital City Passage

10.2
Miles
Capital City Passage, the first urban passage on the Palmetto Trail, features South Carolina's largest city and seat of state government. The passage follows city sidewalks through beautiful neighborhoods, past city parks...
Fort Jackson Passage

16.3
Miles
Fort Jackson Passage takes you through the heart and into the woods of this spectacular military facility. Fort Jackson was established in the year 1917 to answer the call for...
Wateree Passage

11.4
Miles
NOTICE: Our Trail Coordinators and Volunteers are working hard to repair railing along trestle #5 on the Wateree Passage. We ask that hikers please not lean on the...
High Hills of Santee Passage

11.4
Miles
NOTICE: The area between Guardrail Road and Fuller Earth Creek Road will be logged at some point in 2020. There are orange flags designating the area to be...
Lake Marion Passage

35.9
Miles

NOTICE: Waters have receded along the Lake Marion Passage, but there are some down trees and a foot bridge has washed out. Hikers please be aware that it...

Santee Passage

13.9
Miles
REROUTE INFORMATION: On Hwy 210 take a right on Avenger Drive where Macon Rd and Avenger Drive intersect Hwy 210. Stay on Avinger Drive and take a right...
Eutaw Springs Passage

21.3
Miles
Eutaw Springs Passage pushes through a varied terrain of grassy pastures and shady dirt roads, past the site of the Revolutionary War Battle of Eutaw Springs, and through tiny downtown...
Lake Moultrie Passage

26.7
Miles

NOTICE:

The Trail is closed from Viper Road to Springwood Road due to logging. Please take the alternate route: Stay on 6, then hike up Springwood and re-enter Trail...
Swamp Fox Passage

47.6
Miles

NOTICE: 

This passage has some standing water that is possibly ankle deep. Please take caution when hiking.

* Hwy 52 Trailhead is...
Awendaw Passage

7.1
Miles
NOTICE: Buck Hall Campground is currently CLOSED. All water sources, restrooms and camp areas are shut off and closed to the public. We will post once it has...