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Trail Activity:

  • Hike
  • Mountain Bike

Length:

11.40 miles

Difficulty: Moderate

The Wateree Passage begins in Poinsett State Park and runs to the Wateree River, crossing through Manchester State Forest and traveling along the remnants of the old SC Railroad through Sumter Junction. The passage is one of the most diverse sections of the Palmetto Trail, traversing a variety of landscapes, from high hills down to a magnificent river swamp.

Trail Activity:

  • Hike

Length:

4.60 miles

Difficulty: Moderate

Eastatoe Passage provides public access for hiking, fishing, and birdwatching in the picturesque natural wonderland of the Eastatoe Creek watershed upstream from Duke Energy’s Lake Keowee. The area is part of the Jocassee Gorges Wilderness Area, which National Geographic described as a “destination of a lifetime.”

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:

5.00 miles

Difficulty: Difficult

The 30th passage to be completed along the Palmetto Trail — which spans nearly 500 miles across the state of South Carolina from the mountains to the sea — Ross Mountain Passage is a 5-mile hiking and biking trail that connects Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park to Oconee State Park.

Trail Activity:

  • Hike
  • Mountain Bike

Length:

10.00 miles

Difficulty: Moderate

The Stumphouse Passage is the newest addition to the Palmetto Trail, and the trail begins at the Stumphouse Tunnel Park in Walhalla. The Stumphouse Passage offers the Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park, a state-of-the-art mountain biking facility and the only such recreational facility open to the public in the upstate.

Trail Activity:

  • Hike
  • Mountain Bike

Length:

10.80 miles

Difficulty: Easy

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 bald eagles soar. Across the river in Newberry County, the rail-trail skirts Peak and cuts an easy swath through piedmont forest to Pomaria and Prosperity.

Trail Activity:

  • Hike
  • Mountain Bike

Length:

7.00 miles

Difficulty: Moderate

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 mineral waters. Now listed in the National Register, the historic district includes 20 historic buildings from about 1840 to 1940 and the site of a popular resort hotel.

Trail Activity:

  • Hike
  • Mountain Bike
  • Equestrian

Length:

12.60 miles

Difficulty: Moderate

Here is a trail that serves hikers, bikes, and horses with something for all, but you have to alert about who can go where. Hikers can use the entire trail, but horses and bikers only parts

Trail Activity:

  • Walk
  • Bike
  • Paved

Length:

12.00 miles

Difficulty: Easy

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 Foundation Rail Trail.

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.