SC Trails
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Hike
- Bike
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Difficulty: Moderate
Cross Harris Street and follow the rolling, occasionally-steep, paved, out-and-back hiking trail that winds through upland habitat of hardwood trees draped with ivy and kudzu. You can also hike a short, level, concrete loop past a playground, basketball court, ball field, and picnic pavilion.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Paved
Length:
Difficulty: Easy
Harrison-Caver Park was aquired by Aiken County during fiscal year 1990. The park is situated on approximately 38 acres.
Trail Activity:
- Hike
Length:
Difficulty: Easy
The Harry J. Vann Trail is a one-mile interpretive loop trail that connects to the Palmetto Trail. This trail is open to the public and meanders through the black water flood plain of Colonels Creek and upland pine forest.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Paved
Length:
Difficulty: Easy
Harry Mitchell Field is located at the Saluda Recreation Complex and offers a looped walking path. The complex also provides ball fields, soccer fields, a playground and picnic areas.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Bike
- Paved
Length:
Difficulty: Easy
Hartwell Lake is one of the southeast’s largest and most popular public recreation lakes. The lake is created by Hartwell Dam located on the Savannah River seven miles below the point at which the Tugaloo and Seneca Rivers join to form the Savannah.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Hike
- Paved
Length:
Difficulty: Easy
Come enjoy a stroll through the garden and relax in the beauty of nature. Hatcher Garden provides the perfect backdrop for a picnic and is a great place to unwind.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Paved
Length:
Difficulty: Easy
The Town of Heath Springs offers a nice, lighted and paved walking path, as well as an enclosed picnic shelter with lights and a grill.
Trail Activity:
- Hike
Length:
Difficulty: Moderate
Henderson Heritage Preserve consists of unmarked firebreak trails that loop through a quiet and natural preserve protected by the Department of Natural Resources. The rare plant species bog spice bush Lindera subcoriacea, is the preserve's rarest element and a hiking trail will guide the visitor through much of this habitat.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Paved
Length:
Difficulty: Easy
Herdklotz Park was once the home to the Hopewell Sanitarium, a nationally recognized hospital for patients with tuberculosis. Remains from the root cellar were saved during park construction. The park offers athletic fields, a walking track, a playground and picnic shelters.
Trail Activity:
- Walk
- Bike
- Paved
Length:
Difficulty: Easy
This 2.7-mile paved walking/biking trail begins in downtown Greenwood on Main Street and ends near Florida Avenue. The trail winds through beautiful shaded areas and parts of the medical community.