About hiking in Richland County

Richland County, South Carolina has 43 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 144 miles, an average of 3.3 miles each. The longest is Palmetto Trail: Fort Jackson Passage, at 34.2 miles. 5 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Richland County are like

By length, 21 are under a mile, 17 run 1 to 5 miles, and 5 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is River Trail, at 10.5 miles.

Of the 21 with a difficulty rating, 15 easy and 6 moderate. Of the 42 with measured elevation, Palmetto Trail: Fort Jackson Passage climbs the most, about 2,152 ft.

All 43 hiking trails, longest first

Palmetto Trail: Fort Jackson PassageHikeMTB34.2 mi Palmetto Trail: Boyd PassageHike29.7 mi River TrailHike10.5 mi Palmetto Trail: Capital City Passage to Gate 2Hike10.1 mi Kingsnake TrailHike7.4 mi Stewardship TrailHikeMTB4.3 mi Palmetto Trail Wateree PassageHike4.2 mi Harbison PathwayHike3.8 mi Oakridge TrailHike3.6 mi Lost CreekHikeMTB3.6 mi Sandhills Hiking TrailHike3.6 mi Clemson Road Shared-Use PathHikeMTB3.5 mi Riverfront Park Canal GreenwayHikeMTB2.9 mi Abandoned Logging RoadHike2.4 mi Bluff TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Weston Lake LoopHike2.1 mi Boardwalk LoopHike1.9 mi Polo Road Shared-Use PathHikeMTB1.6 mi Harbison PathwaysHike1.4 mi Sims TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Bates Ferry TrailHike1.1 mi Riverfront Park River TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Spider Woman II Inner Loop TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Rabbit Run SidepathHike0.6 mi Fork Swamp TrailHike0.6 mi Longleaf TrailHike0.6 mi Garners Park SidepathHike0.5 mi Shiner's Rock TrailHike0.5 mi Lost Creek bike only alternativeHikeMTB0.4 mi Jackson Creek Nature TrailHike0.4 mi Midlands Mtn. TrailHike0.4 mi Lower Richland SidepathHike0.3 mi The HorseshoeHike0.3 mi Midland Mountain TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Firefly TrailHike0.3 mi Harbison PahtwayHike0.3 mi Weston Lake SpurHike0.3 mi Mud TrailHike0.2 mi Rocky Branch GreenwayHike0.2 mi NOMA Nature TrailHike0.1 mi Bluff SpurHike0.1 mi Tube and Kayak PathHike0.1 mi Earth Road Shared-Use PathHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All Richland County trails

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.