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Located in South Carolina’s well-known Santee Cooper Country, Santee State Park sits along Lake Marion. The Park offers this looped trail for hikers and mountain bikers, which is considered moderate due to its length.

This is the largest of three loop trails in the Manchester Forest and basically follows the perimeter of the area bordered by SC 261 and Sumter County Roads S-43-51 and S-43-808.

The Sinkhole Pond Nature Trail—located within Santee State Park—leads to the namesake pond, created when the limestone underneath the surface eroded away opening a large hole in the ground.

Trail users will ascend gently from the Pinnacle Pass Trail—on the John Sloan Trail—before the pink-blazed trail ends at the Rim of the Gap Trail.

The Splice Trail is used to access other trails as well as to create a loop from other trails. 

The Ashley River runs more than 30 miles from its headwaters in the Great Cypress Swamp, Dorchester County, South Carolina to the Charleston Harbor.

Starting from either trailhead, this section of the Palmetto Trail is flat, easy hiking or riding mostly on a wide dike system that provides a beautiful view of the lake.

The Nature Trail starts at the kiosk by the picnic shelter. It runs about 1/2 mile through the woods and ends up on the far side of the back lawn behind the mansion. 

The Blue Wall Passage crosses pristine natural areas managed by The Nature Conservancy and home to more than 100 species of birds. Wildlife, scenery, and a 30-foot cascading waterfall on a side loop offer fantastic photo ops for nature lovers.

On this float, you will circle a series of islands and pass a number of bays and coves you can explore to add to your experience. Just past halfway you will enter the Russellville Flats area where there are numerous shallow bays to explore.