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Trail Activity:

  • Walk
  • Hike
  • Bike
  • Paved

Length:

14.10 miles

Difficulty: Moderate

Ideal for bicycling, the scenic Peach Country Passage is routed from Inman to Landrum along back roads dotted with peach orchards.

Trail Activity:

  • Hike
  • Mountain Bike

Length:

26.70 miles

Difficulty: Moderate

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.

Trail Activity:

  • Walk
  • Hike
  • Bike
  • Paved

Length:

10.20 miles

Difficulty: Easy

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 and schools, along the historic Horseshoe and across the steps of the State Capitol.

Trail Activity:

  • Walk
  • Hike
  • Bike
  • Paved

Length:

10.70 miles

Difficulty: Easy

The Newberry Passage, which opened in 2019, runs through an 18th-century cemetery, down the city’s Main Street, and through the Newberry College campus, passing by historic homes, the Newberry Opera House, and the city’s old courthouse. 

Trail Activity:

  • Hike
  • Mountain Bike

Length:

35.90 miles

Difficulty: Moderate

Lake Marion Passage skirts along the high-water mark of the lake’s north side between Santee, SC, and Mill Creek County Park. Trail users are rewarded with magnificent vistas of the upper coastal plain and opportunities to spot abundant wildlife and colorful flora, especially in the spring rainy season.

Trail Activity:

  • Hike
  • Mountain Bike

Length:

20.40 miles

Difficulty: Moderate

This moderately difficult section of the Palmetto Trail connects the Lake Moultrie Passage at the Diversion Canal and the Eutaw Springs Passage at Eutawville. You will hike/ride over open grass covered fields, through dense hardwood forests, and on shady sand covered roads at times within sight of Lake Marion.

Trail Activity:

  • Walk
  • Hike
  • Bike
  • Paved

Length:

2.90 miles

Difficulty: Easy

This passage joins the Braille Trail, located on the campus of the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind, and is designed to meet the needs of their students. Cedar Springs then meets up with the Hub City Connector.

Trail Activity:

  • Hike
  • Bike
  • Equestrian

Length:

47.20 miles

Difficulty: Moderate

At 47 miles, the Swamp Fox Passage is the longest section of the cross-state Palmetto Trail. The passage traverses four distinct ecosystems through Francis Marion National Forest, including swamps made famous as hideouts of Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion.

Trail Activity:

  • Hike
  • Mountain Bike

Length:

3.70 miles

Difficulty: Difficult

Oconee Passage begins in Oconee State Park and ends at Oconee Station State Historical Site, a backcountry military garrison and trading post from the 1790s. From the park, the passage follows a scenic roadbed that pinches into a path along the mountain ridgeline.

Trail Activity:

  • Hike

Length:

5.90 miles

Difficulty: Difficult

This round-trip hike of approximately 5.9 miles begins and ends at the Sassafras Mountain parking area. The bonus of this trip is the short walk to the new observation deck atop Sassafras Mountain, the highest point in SC, which affords magnificent views of the surrounding area.