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Hiking & Biking South Carolina’s Old 96 District HIKING & BIKING TRAILS GUIDE for Abbeville, Edgefi eld, Greenwood, Laurens, and McCormick counties South Carolina’s FRESHWATER COAST™ and the PALMETTO BACKCOUNTRY YOU SHOULD BE HERE 77 TENNESSEE 85 40 40 Asheville 40 NORTH CAROLINA 77 26 85 Charlotte Greenville 85 26 SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA 77 OLD 96 20 85 DISTRICT 95 Columbia Atlanta 20 26 20 20 Augusta 95 Promoting travel and tourism in OLD 96 Abbeville, Edgefi eld, Greenwood, DISTRICT TOURISM Laurens, and McCormick Counties A Part of South Carolina’s 800/849-9633 Freshwater Coast™ [email protected] www.scfreshwatercoasttrails.com All ef orts have been made to ensure accuracy. The information contained in this brochure may not be an all-inclusive listing. Information was gathered and carefully compiled to ensure maximum accuracy. We do not guarantee the accuracy of all information furnished to us or the complete absence of errors or omissions. Hence, no responsibility for same can be made nor is assumed. Photography contained herein is credited to Sandra Friend, John Keatley and SCPRT. We appreciate the opportunity to showcase these exciting trails. FIND IT. HIKE IT. BIKE IT. TRAIL LOCATIONS 418 To A BAKER CREEK STATE PARK STEVENS CREEK Mauldin / P Greenville MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL HERITAGE PRESERVE WILD MINT TRAIL 22 To 101 Spartanburg SUMTER NATIONAL FOREST 19 G Q 16 92 B CALHOUN FALLS STATE PARK FORKS AREA TRAIL SYSTEM Owings Lanford 221 CEDAR BLUFF TRAIL R HORN CREEK TRAIL Gray J MARINERS NATURE TRAIL S LICK FORK TRAIL Court Ora 101 385 49 26 T LONG CANE HORSE TRAIL 56 To Hick ory Sumter C HAMILTON BRANCH STATE PARK PARSON’S MOUNTAIN 14 U Greenville Tave rn M National HAMILTON BRANCH CONNECTOR RECREATION AREA 76 52 Forest H I 51 HAMILTON BRANCH PALEO TRAIL V STEVENS CREEK / MODOC TRAIL 72 Princeton Lake 76 S Rabun Laurens Clinton 54 W TURKEY CREEK TRAIL To A 127 L U 25 252 Belton D A 26 HICKORY KNOB RESORT X WINE CREEK TRAIL R 4 D IV E E 5 56 252 R 221 STATE PARK 60 LAURENS Joanna 178 To BEAVER RUN TRAIL Y TEN GOVERNORS TRAIL Ware Columbi a 184 10Shoals 39 72 6 LAKEVIEW TRAIL 185 Donalds 420 TURKEY RIDGE TRAIL TOWN OF NINETY SIX TRAIL Mountville To Z 184 W ater lo o Newberry 20 560 Due 201 West Cross 560 JOE R. ADAIR OUTDOOR 1 CAMBRIDGE GATEWAY 184 Hill To Antreville 2 E Anderson Cokesb ur y EDUCATION CENTER 184 Hodges 246 39 Secession 185 185 CROSS HILL TOWN PARK Lake 2 201 254 Lake 284 20 Coronaca Greenwood LAKE GREENWOOD 203 178 F 28 81 221 N NATURE TRAIL 1 GRACE STREET 6 N Copyright © 2006The Map Shop www.themapshop .com Lowndesvill e 71 72 Greenwood 246 LAURENS COUNTY GRACE STREET PARK Lake GreenwoodF G 1 Richard B. 28 1 State Park Russell Lake Abbeville 7 34 NinetZy L BICYCLE TRAIL T Six HERITAGE TRAIL 81 ABBEVILLE 10 1 248 LAURENS COUNTY PARK Calhoun Fall s 72 U H BState Park Sumter 246 National NATURE TRAIL 3 JOANNA PARK Calhoun Forest 28 Falls 823 221 GREENWOOD I LITTLE RIVER TRAIL 4 LAKE RABON PARK Bradley 67 Mount 25 MUSGROVE MILL STATE MAGNOLIA PARK Carme l J 1 Tr oy HISTORIC SITE To Columbi a BATTLEFIELD TRAIL NINETY-SIX TOWN PARK Willington 10 Z 81 28 OMC CORMICK 378 BRITISH ENCAMPMENT TRAIL Baker Creek 378 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE Hickory State Park 5 Knob State NATIONAL WILD TURKEY ResortD Park A McCormick K MULTI-USE 378 221 FEDERATION 28 Plum Branch 430 OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER 6 TOWN OF LOWNDESVILLE Strom Thurmond / Johnston Clarks Hill 283 NINETY SIX NATIONAL Lake X 23 L 7 WEST CAMBRIDGE Par ksville Y 121 HISTORIC SITE W K 191 CHEROKEE PATH GEORGIA Hamilton Branch Edgefield 7 WEST CAMBRIDGE PARK C State Park 23 R S Trenton FISHERMAN’S TRAIL ModocV EDGEFIELD 8 YOUNG PARK 221 GOUEDY TRAIL 19 28 HISTORICAL TRAIL STAR FORT POND Clarks S A HillP V 121 A N 230 M N 28 PALMETTO TRAIL A Q 25 H R I V ENOREE PASSAGE E R To N ROCK CREEK 20 To SAVANNAH VALLEY Augusta O RAILROAD TRAIL FIND IT. PARK IT. PITCH IT. 418 To Mauldin / Greenville 22 To 101 Spartanburg 19 16 92 Owings Lanford 221 Gray Court Ora 101 385 49 26 56 To Hick ory Sumter Greenville Tave rn 14 National 76 52 Forest 51 72 Princeton Lake 76 Rabun 54G S Laurens Clinton To A 127 L U 25 252 Belton D A 26 CAMPGROUNDS R IV E 56 252 R 221 60 LAURENS Joanna DEERFEATHERS CAMPGROUND .......................... 864/443-2384 178 To Ware Columbi a A 184 Shoals Located on 2528 Hwy 283, 5 miles East of Plum Branch, SC 39 72 185 Donalds 420 Mountville To HAWE CREEK CAMPGROUND ............................... 877/444-6777 184 W ater lo o Newberry 20 560 B 1505 Chamberlains Ferry Rd., McCormick, SC 29835 Due 201 West Cross 560 184 Hill To Antreville LAKE GREENWOOD MOTORCOACH RESORT .... 864/992-4700 Anderson Cokesb ur y 184 Hodges C 246 39 463 Cane Creek Camp Rd., Cross Hill, SC 29332 Secession 185 185 Lake C 201 254 Lake LEROY’S FERRY PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUND ....... 864/333-1147 284 20 Coronaca FGreenwood 203 178 I D 28 221 Located of SC 81 near Willington, SC. 81 N Copyright © 2006The Map Shop www.themapshop .com LICK FORK LAKE CAMPGROUND ......................... 803/637-5396 Lowndesvill e 71 72 Greenwood 246 E Lake Greenwood Located of SC 230, 11 miles south of Edgefi eld, SC. Richard B. 28 State Park Russell Lake Abbeville 34 Ninety LIGHTHOUSE RV PARK & MARINA ....................... 864/998-3500 Six 81 ABBEVILLE 10 F 549 Landing Rd. Cross Hill, SC 29332 248 Calhoun Fall s 72 J State Park Sumter 246 MAGNOLIA RV PARK & CAMPGROUND ............... 864/697-1214 National G Calhoun Forest 28 567 Fairview Church Rd., Kinards, SC 29845 Falls 823 221 GREENWOOD MODOC CAMPGROUND ......................................... 877/444-6777 Bradley H 296 Modoc Camp Rd., Modoc, SC 29838 67 Mount Carme l 25 MOON’S LANDING AND CAMPGROUND ............. 864/998-4292 Tr oy To I 4105 Watts Bridge Rd., Cross Hill, SC 29332 Columbi a WillingtonD 10 81 PARSON’S MOUNTAIN RECREATION AREA ....... 803/637-5396 28 MC CORMICK 378 J Baker Creek 378 454 Parson’s Mountain Rd., Abbeville, SC 29620 Hickory State Park Knob State Resort Park McCormick PLUM BRANCH YACHT CLUB ................................ 864/443-3000 378 K 221 1 Yacht Club Dr., Plum Branch, SC 29845 28 Plum B BranchA 430 THE 45 LANDING .................................................... 864/957-4767 Strom Thurmond / Johnston L 166 Fishing Village Rd. Waterloo, SC 29384 KClarks Hill 283 Lake 23 Par ksville L 121 GEORGIA Hamilton Branch Edgefield 191 State Park 23 Trenton Modoc EDGEFIELDE 221 19 28H Clarks S A Hill V 121 A N 230 N 28 A 25 H R I V E R To 20 To Augusta TABLE OF CONTENTS BAKER CREEK STATE PARK MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL ........................................................................2 WILD MINT TRAIL .................................................................................2 CALHOUN FALLS STATE PARK CEDAR BLUFF TRAIL ............................................................................3 MARINERS NATURE TRAIL ..................................................................4 HAMILTON BRANCH STATE PARK HAMILTON BRANCH CONNECTOR .....................................................5 HAMILTON BRANCH PALEO TRAIL ....................................................5 HICKORY KNOB RESORT STATE PARK BEAVER RUN TRAIL ..............................................................................6 LAKEVIEW TRAIL ..................................................................................6 TURKEY RIDGE TRAIL ..........................................................................7 JOE R. ADAIR OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER .......8 LAKE GREENWOOD NATURE TRAIL ................................8 LAURENS COUNTY BICYCLE TRAIL ..................................9 LAURENS COUNTY PARK NATURE TRAIL ...................10 LITTLE RIVER TRAIL .................................................................11 MUSGROVE MILL STATE HISTORIC SITE BATTLEFIELD TRAIL ...........................................................................12 BRITISH ENCAMPMENT TRAIL ..........................................................12 NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER ......................................................13 NINETY SIX NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE CHEROKEE PATH .................................................................................14 FISHERMAN’S TRAIL ...........................................................................14 GOUEDY TRAIL ....................................................................................15 HISTORICAL TRAIL .............................................................................15 STAR FORT POND ...............................................................................15 PALMETTO TRAIL ENOREE PASSAGE ..............................................................................16 ROCK CREEK .................................................................................17 SAVANNAH VALLEY RAILROAD TRAIL .........................18 STEVENS CREEK HERITAGE PRESERVE .......................19 SUMTER NATIONAL FOREST FORKS AREA TRAIL SYSTEM ............................................................20 HORN CREEK TRAIL ...........................................................................20 LICK FORK TRAIL ................................................................................21 LONG CANE HORSE TRAIL ................................................................21 PARSON’S MOUNTAIN RECREATION AREA ...................................21 STEVENS CREEK / MODOC TRAIL ...................................................22 TURKEY CREEK TRAIL .......................................................................22 WINE CREEK TRAIL ............................................................................22
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