United States

South Carolina Trails

Browse 1,134 named hiking and mountain biking trails across South Carolina, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.

1,134
Named trails
2,915 mi
Total length
41
Counties
939
Hiking
394
Mountain biking
423
Campsites
740
Boat launches
256
Waterfalls
Outline map of South Carolina

About trails in South Carolina

South Carolina has 1,134 named trails mapped across 41 counties, covering 2,915 miles in total, an average of 2.6 miles per trail. 939 of them are tagged for hiking and 394 for mountain biking.

The largest networks are Greenville County (142 trails), Aiken County (121 trails), and York County (104 trails). The longest single trail in the state is East Coast Greenway (SC) in Charleston County, at 123 miles. Across South Carolina the map also carries 55 trailheads, 423 campsites, 256 waterfalls, 740 boat launches, and 49 rapids.

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Best hiking trails in South Carolina
939 trails
Best mountain biking trails in South Carolina
394 trails

Top trails in South Carolina

East Coast Greenway (SC)MTBCharleston County123 miCoastal RouteMTBBerkeley County57.5 miYork County Bike Route 1MTBYork County49.8 miPalmetto TrailMTBBerkeley County37.7 miPalmetto Trail: Swamp Fox PassageHikeBerkeley County37.7 miPalmetto Trail Swamp Fox PassageHikeBerkeley County36.2 miPalmetto Trail: Fort Jackson PassageHikeMTBRichland County34.2 miYork County Bike Route 2MTBYork County31.5 miCayce RiverwalkMTBLexington County30.6 miPalmetto Trail: Boyd PassageHikeRichland County29.6 miSwamp Rabbit TrailHikeMTBGreenville County28.3 miYork County Bike Route 4MTBYork County27.6 miCCC TrailYork County27.2 miYork County Bike Route 3MTBYork County27.0 miPalmetto Trail: Lake Moultrie PassageHikeMTBBerkeley County26.8 miFort Jackson Cycling Route 5MTBRichland County25.3 miForks Area Trail System (FATS)MTBEdgefield County24.8 miYork County Bike Route 5MTBYork County23.4 miPalmetto Trail: Lake Marion PassageHikeMTBClarendon County21.7 miPoplar Point TrailYork County20.6 miPalmetto Trail: Capital City PassageMTBRichland County20.5 miSpanish Moss TrailMTBBeaufort County20.3 miCypress TrailHikeMTBSumter County20.3 miFort Jackson Cycling Route 4MTBRichland County19.2 mi

Browse by county

Aiken County
121 trails · 115 mi
Anderson County
16 trails · 24.5 mi
Bamberg County
3 trails · 2.9 mi
Beaufort County
58 trails · 47.3 mi
Berkeley County
32 trails · 262 mi
Charleston County
75 trails · 211 mi
Cherokee County
7 trails · 24.5 mi
Chester County
4 trails · 2.9 mi
Chesterfield County
8 trails · 8.6 mi
Clarendon County
7 trails · 61.1 mi
Colleton County
16 trails · 20.9 mi
Dorchester County
4 trails · 10.5 mi
Edgefield County
8 trails · 49.5 mi
Fairfield County
4 trails · 2.8 mi
Florence County
6 trails · 10.9 mi
Georgetown County
10 trails · 15.0 mi
Greenville County
142 trails · 328 mi
Greenwood County
6 trails · 11.9 mi
Hampton County
3 trails · 2.7 mi
Horry County
45 trails · 27.1 mi
Jasper County
7 trails · 23.9 mi
Kershaw County
3 trails · 3.3 mi
Lancaster County
6 trails · 6.6 mi
Laurens County
13 trails · 32.8 mi
Lexington County
33 trails · 105 mi
McCormick County
7 trails · 41.3 mi
Newberry County
13 trails · 71.7 mi
Oconee County
58 trails · 119 mi
Orangeburg County
11 trails · 40.5 mi
Pickens County
93 trails · 171 mi
Richland County
68 trails · 315 mi
Saluda County
5 trails · 4.9 mi
Spartanburg County
100 trails · 192 mi
Sumter County
27 trails · 129 mi
Union County
3 trails · 1.1 mi
York County
104 trails · 405 mi

Trails by town

Aiken
67 trails nearby
Caesars Head
42 trails nearby
New Ellenton
35 trails nearby
Clemson
23 trails nearby
Wedgefield
20 trails nearby
Pickens
17 trails nearby
Tamassee
17 trails nearby
Carolina Forest
16 trails nearby
Fripp Island
15 trails nearby
Gadsden
13 trails nearby
Myrtle Beach
13 trails nearby
Travelers Rest
13 trails nearby
Rosman
12 trails nearby
Walhalla
12 trails nearby
Kings Mountain
11 trails nearby
Pauline
10 trails nearby
Camp Croft
9 trails nearby
Dacusville
9 trails nearby
Spartanburg
9 trails nearby
Tryon
9 trails nearby
Awendaw
8 trails nearby
Edisto Beach
8 trails nearby
Evans
8 trails nearby
Highlands
8 trails nearby

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