Best Hiking Trails in South Carolina | Trailmonger

About hiking in South Carolina

South Carolina has 949 named trails tagged for hiking on the map, covering 1,937 miles, an average of 2.0 miles each. The longest is Palmetto Trail in Berkeley County, at 75.5 miles. 87 run 5 miles or longer. 36 of the state's counties have at least one; Greenville County has the most, with 132 trails.

Top 100 hiking trails, longest first

Trails 1–25

Palmetto TrailHikeMTBBerkeley County75.5 mi Palmetto Trail: Swamp Fox PassageHikeBerkeley County37.7 mi Palmetto Trail Swamp Fox PassageHikeBerkeley County36.2 mi Palmetto Trail: Fort Jackson PassageHikeMTBRichland County34.2 mi Palmetto Trail: Boyd PassageHikeRichland County29.8 mi Swamp Rabbit TrailHikeMTBGreenville County28.6 mi Palmetto Trail: Lake Moultrie PassageHikeMTBBerkeley County26.8 mi Palmetto Trail: High Hills of Santee PassageHikeSumter County25.4 mi Palmetto Trail: Lake Marion PassageHikeMTBClarendon County21.7 mi Cypress TrailHikeMTBSumter County20.3 mi Pinnacle Pass TrailHikeGreenville County18.2 mi Palmetto Trail Lake Moultrie PassageHikeMTBBerkeley County17.7 mi Palmetto Trail Lake Marion PassageHikeMTBClarendon County17.3 mi Doodle TrailHikeMTBPickens County17.1 mi Rim of the Gap TrailHikeGreenville County16.7 mi Outer LoopHikeNewberry County15.6 mi Chattooga River TrailHikeOconee County14.9 mi Main TrailHikeMTBAiken County14.6 mi Kings Mountain National Recreation TrailHikeYork County14.4 mi Palmetto Trail: Peach Country PassageHikeSpartanburg County14.1 mi Swamp Rabbit Trail Green LineHikeMTBGreenville County14.1 mi Lake Whelchel TrailHikeCherokee County13.9 mi Palmetto Trail: Enoree PassageHikeMTBLaurens County13.7 mi Palmetto Trail Enoree PassageHikeMTBLaurens County13.6 mi Palmetto Trail: Santee PassageHikeMTBOrangeburg County13.2 mi

Trails 26–50

Crowfield Trail SystemHikeBerkeley County12.9 mi Knot TrailHikeSumter County12.5 mi Palmetto Trail: Croft PassageHikeSpartanburg County12.3 mi Jocassee Gorges Passage Of The Palmetto TrailHikePickens County12.3 mi Palmetto Trail: Eutaw Springs PassageHikeMTBOrangeburg County11.4 mi Swamp Fox TrailHikeMTBSumter County11.3 mi Three Rivers GreenwayHikeLexington County11.2 mi Palmetto Trail: Newberry PassageHikeNewberry County10.8 mi Jones Gap TrailHikeGreenville County10.6 mi River TrailHikeRichland County10.5 mi Fosters Mill Loop TrailHikeSpartanburg County10.4 mi Winding Stairs TrailHikeOconee County10.4 mi Palmetto Trail: Capital City Passage to Gate 2HikeRichland County10.1 mi Palmetto TrailHikeMTBNewberry County9.9 mi Palmetto Trail: Lynch's Woods PassageHikeNewberry County9.5 mi Palmetto Trail Swamp Fox PassageHikeCharleston County8.7 mi Palmetto Trail High Hills of Santee PassageHikeMTBSumter County8.5 mi West Ashley GreenwayHikeMTBCharleston County8.4 mi Marrington PlantationHikeMTBBerkeley County8.3 mi Pinnacle Mountain TrailHikePickens County8.2 mi Mountain Bridge Passage TrailHikeGreenville County8.1 mi Sulphur Springs TrailHikeGreenville County8.1 mi Southside Loop TrailHikeMTBSpartanburg County8.0 mi Palmetto Trail: Wateree PassageHikeSumter County7.5 mi Kingsnake TrailHikeRichland County7.4 mi

Trails 51–75

Palmetto Trail Lake Marion PassageHikeMTBSumter County7.4 mi Palmetto Trail: Blue Wall PassageHikeMTBGreenville County7.4 mi Palmetto Trail: Glenn Springs PassageHikeSpartanburg County7.2 mi Santee Bike TrailHikeOrangeburg County7.1 mi Blue StarHikeYork County7.1 mi Wannamaker North TrailHikeCharleston County7.1 mi Palmetto TrailHikePickens County7.1 mi Tupelo TrailHikeJasper County7.0 mi The Great WallHikeMTBEdgefield County6.9 mi Green Crescent TrailHikeMTBPickens County6.9 mi Foothills/Chattooga TrailHikeOconee County6.8 mi Table Rock TrailHikePickens County6.7 mi Tamassee Knob TrailHikeOconee County6.4 mi Turkey Creek TrailHikeMTBMcCormick County6.3 mi Recess Plantation TrailHikeJasper County6.3 mi Lake Johnson Loop TrailHikeSpartanburg County6.2 mi Dismal TrailHikeGreenville County6.2 mi Whitney DriveHikeAiken County6.0 mi Awendaw Passage TrailHikeMTBCharleston County6.0 mi Palmetto Trail: Awendaw PassageHikeCharleston County6.0 mi Orange TrailHikeGreenville County6.0 mi JFA TrailHikeMTBGreenville County5.9 mi Jorge Francisco Arango Trail (Hike)HikeGreenville County5.9 mi Chestnut Ridge TrailHikeGreenville County5.8 mi SkinnyHikeMTBEdgefield County5.7 mi

Trails 76–100

Beech Tree TrailHikeSpartanburg County5.7 mi Brown WaveHikeMTBEdgefield County5.5 mi Palmetto Trail: Poinsett Reservoir PassageHikeGreenville County5.4 mi Coldspring Branch TrailHikeGreenville County5.4 mi Fork Mountain TrailHikeOconee County5.3 mi Shot Pouch GreenwayHikeSumter County5.3 mi Eastatoe Gorge Spur TrailHikePickens County5.2 mi Scout TrailHikeMTBSumter County5.2 mi Whippoorwill TrailHikeSumter County5.2 mi Boundary TrailHikeMTBOconee County5.1 mi Naturaland Trust Trail #14HikeGreenville County5.1 mi Roundtop Passage of the Palmetto TrailHikePickens County5.0 mi Wannamaker Orange TrailHikeCharleston County4.9 mi Hunting Arrow TrailHikeMTBPickens County4.9 mi Modoc Stevens Creek TrailHikeMcCormick County4.9 mi Stool Mountain TrailHikePickens County4.9 mi Raven Rock TrailHikePickens County4.8 mi Foster Creek LoopHikeBerkeley County4.7 mi Little Back River TrailHikeJasper County4.7 mi Brissy Ridge TrailHikeGreenville County4.7 mi Eastatoe Passage of the Palmetto TrailHikePickens County4.6 mi Wine Creek TrailHikeMTBMcCormick County4.6 mi Deep StepHikeMTBEdgefield County4.6 mi Gum Gap TrailHikeGreenville County4.5 mi Your Mom's HouseHikeMTBGreenville County4.5 mi

Hiking Trails by county

Counties 31–36

Florence County

Dorchester County

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.