Hiking South Carolina: A Guide To The State's Greatest Hikes

by Josh Kinser

Overview

Hiking South Carolina covers the best hiking throughout the entire state. This book has the reader traversing from the mountains to the sea in one of the most beautiful and diverse states in the US. No matter where you are in the state, it is likely that this book will have a trail for you to explore nearby. Detailed maps and trail descriptions make navigating these wonderful trails easy, and interesting information about the environment and history of each trail gives hikers a unique insight into the trail that they are exploring.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762783076
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/17/2013
Series:	State Hiking Guides Series
Edition description:	Revised edition
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	626,778
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Joshua Kinser is a writer and musician based in Black Mountain, North Carolina.  He is the author of Moon Handbook's guide to the Florida Gulf Coast, 3rd Edition, and several hiking guidebooks to the southeast including Five Star Trails: Charlotte, NC and Five Star Trails: Raleigh, NC. Joshua is also the author of Following Mowgli: An Appalachian Trail Adventure with the World's Most Hilarious Dog.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Weather 2

Flora and Fauna 3

Wilderness Restrictions/Regulations 4

How to Use This Guide 5

Trail Finder 6

Map Legend 9

The Hikes

Mountains and Northern Region 11

1 Foothills Trail: Chattooga Valley Segment 12

2 Foothills Trail, Fork Mountain Trail, Chattooga Trail Loop 18

3 East Fork Trail 22

4 Big Bend and King Creek Falls 26

5 Winding Stairs Trail 31

6 Oconee State Park 35

7 Hidden Falls Trail 40

8 Palmetto Trail: Oconee Passage 44

9 Oconee Station Historical Trail 48

10 Lee Falls 52

11 Lower Whitewater Falls and Coon Branch Natural Area 56

12 Foothills Trail: Jocassee Gorges 61

13 Keowee-Toxaway State Park 66

14 Foothills Trail: Sassafras Mountain Segment 71

15 Table Rock State Park 75

16 Mountain Bridge Wilderness Loop 79

17 Raven Cliff Falls 84

18 Bill Kimball-Coldspring Branch Loop 88

19 Rainbow Falls 92

20 Rim of the Gap Trail 96

21 Falls Creek and Hospital Rock Trails 101

22 Palmetto Trail: Poinsett Reservoir Passage 106

23 Blue Wall Preserve 110

24 Paris Mountain State Park 114

Honorable Mentions 119

A Opossum Creek Trail 119

B Sulphur Springs Loop 119

Midlands 123

25 Parson's Mountain 125

26 Lick Fork Lake 129

27 Palmetto Trail: Blackstock Battlefield Passage 133

28 Buncombe Trail 138

29 Palmetto Trail: Peak to Prosperity Passage 142

30 Harbison State Forest: Stewardship Trail 146

31 Sesquicentennial State Park Sandhills Trail 151

32 Sesquicentennial State Park Loop Road Trail 155

33 Kings Mountain National Park Battlefield Trail 159

34 Landsford Canal State Historic Site 163

35 Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge: Tate's Trail 168

36 Cheraw State Park 172

37 Peachtree Rock 176

38 Congaree National Park 180

39 Poinsett State Park Coquina Trail 184

40 Santee State Park Mountain Bike and Hiking Trail 188

Honorable Mentions 193

C The Jungle Nature Trail 193

D Stevens Creek 195

E Turkey Creek Trail Day Hike 195

Coastal Plain and Southern Region 197

41 Savannah National Wildlife Refuge 199

42 Sea Pines Forest Preserve 203

43 Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge 207

44 Edisto Nature Trail 213

45 Edisto Beach State Park 217

46 Hunting Island State Park 222

47 Kiawah Island; Marsh Island Park 228

48 Francis Beidler Forest 234

49 Palmetto Trail: Lake Moultrie Passage 240

50 Palmetto Trail: Swamp Fox Passage 245

51 Battery Warren Trail 251

52 Palmetto Islands County Park 255

53 Sewee Shell Mound 259

54 Caw Caw Interpretive Center 263

55 I'on Swamp 268

56 Palmetto Trail: Awendaw Passage 273

57 South Tibwin Hiking Trail 278

58 Santee Coastal Reserve 283

59 Santee Coastal Reserve Roadway Walk 288

60 Huntington Beach State Park 293

Appendix A Local Clubs and Organizations 299

Appendix B Further Reading 305

Index 307

About the Author 309