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Hiking
Trail
Lake
Ashwood
(Lee,
County)
Trail Map
Description:
Starting at any point
within the loop, this pleasant, easy walking trail provides a small
piece of history and a wide variety of wildlife. You will circle
73-acre Lake Ashwood, which is said to have been created when slaves
diked up McGrits Creek during the last century. During your walk you
will be surrounded by many beautiful birds such as the Carolina Wren,
Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, and numbers of Red-headed woodpeckers.
Although the area is mainly open woodland, you will be treated to the
beauty of yellow jessamine, South Carolina’s state flower, wild
grapes, a few small pines, and dry grass. For the fishermen, the lake
is stocked every year with grass carp, blue and channel catfish,
largemouth bass, bluegill bream, redear sunfish, black crappie,
bowfin, and chain pickerel.
Length:
2-mile loop
Fees:
None.
Directions:
From Exit 116 on I-20 near
Bishopville, drive south on US 15. Lake Ashwood is 7 miles on the
right.
Hours:
Open to the public 24 hours
a day.
Camping:
No camping allowed.
Information:
South Carolina Department
of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 167, Columbia, SC, 29202,
Telephone:
803-734-3891.
South Carolina State Trails Program
South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
1205 Pendleton Street :: Columbia, SC 29201 :: 803-734-0173
Webmaster:
bswanson@scprt.com
Updated: October 25, 2004
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