SC Trails
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Paved
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Difficulty: Easy
The Mountain Rest Community Club is home to the annual Hillbilly Day each summer on July 4th, as well as a peaceful walking path. It is a wonderful place to take a stroll on a pleasant afternoon.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Paved
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Difficulty: Easy
The Mt. Pleasant Community Center serves the community by offering a year round menu of activities for all ages. The Greenville Rec facility provides visitors a gymnasium with a basketball court, playgrounds, a picnic shelter, activity room, as well as a paved walking path.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Paved
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Difficulty: Easy
Visitors are encouraged to walk day or night on the Mt. Zion Green Trail located in the Town of Winnsboro.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Equestrian
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Difficulty: Moderate
Starting from the Equestrian Center, you can ride on a series of colored trails, which provide a variety of distances. You will ride on a combination of farm roads in open fields and interconnected trails through densely wooded areas. A large variety of birds and animals can be found in this area, as well as snakes. In the show area there are barns and a series of show rings.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
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Difficulty: Easy
The Mullins Recreation Trail is a lighted 1/2 mile looped path located near their football field, baseball/softball field, and tennis courts. Get outside and enjoy a nice stroll at their recreation area.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Hike
- Paved
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Difficulty: Difficult
The former clubhouse has undergone renovations and is now operating as the Meech House meeting facility which can be rented for meetings, parties, and special events. Mungo Park is bordered by several neighborhoods including Amberly, Brittany, Brittany II, Brittany Place, Coldstream, First Colony, The Fairways, and Woodgreene.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Hike
- Paved
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Difficulty: Easy
The Battlefield Trail begins from a parking area on Horseshoe Falls Road and winds through the rolling hills of the northern wooded area of the park and site of the 1780 battlefield. This trail is handicap accessible for 0.1 mile where you will see Horseshoe Falls.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Bike
- Paved
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Difficulty: Easy
This boardwalk stretches from the Second Avenue Pier to the 14th Avenue Pier and feature threes different sections of varying width and shape and offers scenic oceanfront views of the pristine beach.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Hike
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Difficulty: Easy
Along the way, visitors will be able to experience the natural scenery of the park, including unique plants and a creek that attract a variety of wildlife. This adventure will take you on dirt paths and over wooden bridges, and you can choose to explore even further on other trails within the park.
Trail Activity:
- Hike
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Difficulty: Moderate
The trail at Nanny Mountain will split after .3 miles and to the right, you will climb to a lookout and picnic area. If you go straight, you will climb the summit where there is an education pavilion.
Trail Activity:
- Hike
- Mountain Bike
Length:
Difficulty: Moderate
The Nation Ford Greenway is part of the Nation Ford Land Trust, a land conservanc
Trail Activity:
- Hike
Length:
Difficulty: Strenuous
The most distinguishing feature of this trail, the natural bridge, provides a natural fixture for you to cross Poe Creek, which you will follow for a short distance of your hike. You can also enjoy the melodic sound of a tributary of the park’s major attraction, Lake Keowee.
Trail Activity:
- Hike
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Difficulty: Strenuous
One of the area’s most diverse hikes, this trail includes a log crossing of Matthews Creek, a spectacular view of Raven Cliff Falls from a swinging bridge, and a rock face called The Cathedral.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Hike
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Difficulty: Easy
This is a quiet, foot-traffic-only, 1.5 mile loop trail through varying wildlife habitats. Remains of an old mill site along Fairforest Creek and a bridge crossing are two historical points to view along this trail.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Paved
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Difficulty: Easy
Favorite activities in this Piedmont park include picnicking, nature watching and studying the canal structures. This short nature trail follows the river's edge.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Paved
Length:
Difficulty: Easy
The Town of Port Royal's Navy Heritage Park is a great park to take the kids for an afternoon picnic in the shade. The park offers a walking trail, skate park, playground, gazebo and picnic area.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Hike
- Bike
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Difficulty: Easy
The trail starts out through a hardwood forest and then opens onto a grassy path, crossing the remains of long-abandoned rice fields. After about 2.5 miles you arrive at the New River, Beaufort County’s only freshwater river, then the route takes you through the Great Swamp and an area once harvested for timber.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Hike
- Bike
- Paved
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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
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Difficulty: Difficult
Named because nine bridges across a small creek were needed to gain access to the property, the 560‑acre nature preserve is one of the most biologically significant properties in the southeast. Located where the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains meet the Piedmont, The land encompasses five mountains that harbor more than 134 species of native wildflowers.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Paved
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Difficulty: Easy
The paved 1 mile walking trail includes wayside signs, the reconstructed siege works and Stockade Fort, original 1781 Star Fort, town site of old Ninety Six, historic roads, and more.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Paved
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Difficulty: Easy
The Town of Ninety Six has a paved walking-only loop trail through a neighborhood park, as well as a playground and picnic area. This makes the town park great for a noontime stroll.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Bike
- Paved
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Difficulty: Easy
Grab your bike or running shoes and enjoy setting your own pace as you meander through the natural terrain, the neighborhoods and the Savannah riverfront on the Greeneway Trail.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Bike
- Paved
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Difficulty: Easy
Riverfront Park is home to the Greater Charleston Naval Base Memorial, erected in honor of the countless military personnel and civilians that served the United States and the Greater Charleston region while the Charleston Navy Base was operational. The Park also has some lovely, scenic walking/biking paths, including a boardwalk, along the Cooper River.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Bike
- Paved
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Difficulty: Easy
North Charleston Wannamaker County Park is a nature-oriented park designed for family and group use. It offers over 1,015 acres of beautiful woodlands and wetlands, and provides guests with a variety of activities. Miles of paved trails allow for exploration of the area’s beautiful natural resources
Trail Activity:
- Hike
- Mountain Bike
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Difficulty: Moderate
North Lake is a fun loop to enjoy the scenery and rest for the ride back up the hill, no matter which trail out you choose.
Trail Activity:
- Water
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Difficulty: Easy
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.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Bike
- Paved
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Difficulty: Easy
The NMB Park and Sports Complex has a number of adventures other than baseball and softball, including playgrounds, picnic shelters, and three walking/biking trails.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Paved
Length:
Difficulty: Easy
This community park, located in Georgetown, offers locals and visitors alike a paved walking trail, as well as many other recreational amenities.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Bike
- Paved
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Difficulty: Easy
North Spartanburg Sports Complex is a regional park with 5 baseball/softball fields, BMX track, 0.5 mile walking trail, playground, outdoor fitness equipment, picnic shelters, and restrooms. This park is used for tournaments as well as local youth league play. North Spartanburg Sports Complex is also home to the Carolina Miracle League.