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The Palmetto Trail

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Passages

  • Ross Mountain Passage
  • Stumphouse Passage (1.5 Mile Hiking Trail & 9.34 Mile Mountain Bike Park)
  • Oconee Passage
  • Eastatoe Passage
  • Blue Ridge Electric Co-Op Passage (Jocassee Gorges)
  • Roundtop Mountain
  • Middle Saluda Passage
  • Saluda Mountains Passage
  • Poinsett Reservoir Passage
  • Blue Wall Passage
  • Peach Country Passage
  • USC Upstate Passage
  • Hub City Connector
  • Cedar Springs Passage
  • Croft Passage
  • Glenn Springs Passage
  • Blackstock Battlefield Passage
  • Enoree Passage
  • Lynch’s Woods Passage
  • Newberry Passage
  • Peak to Prosperity Passage
  • Capital City Passage
  • Fort Jackson Passage
  • Wateree Passage
  • High Hills of Santee Passage
  • Lake Marion Passage
  • Santee Passage
  • Eutaw Springs Passage
  • Lake Moultrie Passage
  • Swamp Fox Passage
  • Awendaw Passage
 
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Ross Mountain Passage

5
Miles

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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...

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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...
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Eastatoe Passage

4.6
Miles
About the Eastatoe Passage: As you head out on the Eastatoe Passage from the Dug Mountain Fishing Access parking...
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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,...
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Roundtop Mountain

5.9
Miles

Roundtop Mountain Passage including the new Carolina Hemlock Loop trail                         

This round-trip hike of approximately 5 miles begins and ends at the Sassafras Mountain parking area. The...
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Middle Saluda Passage

11.1
Miles

NOTICE:

The Eastern section of the Middle Saluda Passage, which includes a section of the Hospital Rock Trail and the Falls Creek Falls Trail at Jones Gap is CLOSED TO ALL...
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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...
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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...
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Blue Wall Passage

14
Miles
NOTICE: All portions of the Blue Wall Passage will be CLOSED on February 28th for bridge repairs.    During this time, there is a surge in Trail usage...
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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...
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USC Upstate Passage

2.2
Miles

Notice: USC Upstate Passage is now open from the Rampey Center Trailhead to the connection with the Hub City Passage. The North Loop is still closed while...
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Hub City Connector

12
Miles
Notice: Palmetto Trail directional signs have not yet been installed in downtown areas.  The Hub City Connector is about nine Trail miles of greenways, bicycle lanes, and safe, signed sidewalks through...
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Cedar Springs Passage

2.9
Miles

Although the Cedar Springs Passage is among the shortest passages of the Palmetto Trail at 2.9 miles, it has several unique features serving various user groups. The first...

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Croft Passage

12.6
Miles
NOTICE: The Park Service is doing remediation work near Lake Johnson at Croft State Park and the Palmetto Trail between Mile Marker 6 and Mile Marker 8 will...
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Glenn Springs Passage

7.3
Miles
Rolling farmlands, mature forests, and the historic town of Glenn Springs highlight the Glenn Springs Passage. In the 19th century, Glenn Springs was known for the health benefits of its...
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Blackstock Battlefield Passage

1.3
Miles
Blackstock Battlefield Passage offers 1.3 miles of nature trails along a remote section of the Tyger River where Revolutionary War patriots defeated the British. On November 20, 1780, patriot militia...
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Enoree Passage

36.88
Miles
NOTICE: Indian Creek bridge is CLOSED Enoree Passage is 36 continuous Trail miles through Sumter National Forest, linking Newberry, Laurens, and Union counties. The southern trailhead is located at the end...
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Lynch’s Woods Passage

4.9
Miles
Just outside the charming city of Newberry, lies this beautiful park full of old growth trees and gently flowing streams. Lynch’s Woods Park, originally created in the 1930s by the...
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Newberry Passage

10.7
Miles
While many of the passages of the Palmetto Trail wander through the beautiful backwoods and countryside of our great state, every now and then it takes you through one of...
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Peak to Prosperity Passage

10.7
Miles
The Peak to Prosperity Passage proceeds west from the Alston trailhead in Fairfield County across the impressive Broad River trestle. The view from the 1,100-foot-long bridge is spectacular, especially when...
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Capital City Passage

10.2
Miles
NOTICE: Due to the current situation abroad, we have been advised to notify hikers that Fort Jackson Passage and the Capital City Passage terminus will not be allowing pedestrians through...
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Fort Jackson Passage

16.3
Miles
  NOTICE: Due to the current situation abroad, we have been advised to notify hikers that Fort Jackson Passage and the Capital City Passage terminus will not be allowing pedestrians through...
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Wateree Passage

11.4
Miles

The Wateree Passage begins in Poinsett State Park then continues through a section of Manchester State Forest traveling along the remnants of the old SC Railroad through Sumter Junction....
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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...
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Lake Marion Passage

35.9
Miles

Notice:

There are no ATV's allowed on the Lake Marion Passage between Sparkleberry and Pack's Landing.

Packs to Sparkleberry Landing This section of...
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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...
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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...
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Lake Moultrie Passage

26.7
Miles

CAUTION:

logging may be occurring between Viper and Springwood road along the trail. The trail is on the woods road not in the woods so mostly dealing with...
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Swamp Fox Passage

47.6
Miles

NOTICE:

February 17, 2023 - Starting today a portion of the Palmetto Trail, Swamp Fox Passage (section 1) will be closed for visitor safety off of Halfway Creek Road,...
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Awendaw Passage

7.1
Miles

NOTICE:

Due to the land being sold and development the trail was routed down US-17 to Rosa Green Rd. Please use US-17 and Rosa Green Road. It NO LONGER goes...
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