South Carolina Mountain Biking Trails and Maps

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Length
Surfaces
Type

Florence Rail Trail (SC)

3.2 mi
State: SC
Asphalt, Boardwalk, Dirt

Peak to Prosperity Passage (Palmetto Trail)

10.8 mi
State: SC
Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Sand

Sumter Cypress Trail

6.2 mi
State: SC
Dirt, Grass

Awendaw Passage (Palmetto Trail)

7.1 mi
State: SC
Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel, Sand

Baxter Village Trail

3.3 mi
State: SC
Dirt, Grass, Sand

Lake Moultrie Passage (Palmetto Trail)

26.7 mi
State: SC
Boardwalk, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Gravel, Sand

New River Linear Trail

3.2 mi
State: SC
Dirt, Grass

Swamp Fox Passage (Palmetto Trail)

46.4 mi
State: SC
Dirt, Grass

Twelve Mile Creek Trail

6 mi
State: SC
Asphalt, Boardwalk, Concrete, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel

West Ashley Bikeway

2.7 mi
State: SC
Asphalt

Croft Passage (Palmetto Trail)

12.6 mi
State: SC
Boardwalk, Concrete, Dirt

Wateree Passage (Palmetto Trail)

11.4 mi
State: SC
Boardwalk, Dirt, Grass, Sand

YMCA Connector

0.7 mi
State: SC
Asphalt, Gravel
Trail Image Trail Name States Length Surface Rating
In 2003 the South Carolina Governor's Council on Physical Fitness recognized the Florence Rail-Trail Committee with a community award for its work on this tree-lined trail, which connects the Ebenezer...
SC 3.2 mi Asphalt, Boardwalk, Dirt
The Mary Black Foundation Rail Trail is just a short segment of what will eventually become the 12-mile Hub City Connector, which itself will be part of the larger Palmetto Trail, a proposed 425-mile...
SC 1.9 mi Asphalt
Overview   About 30 miles northwest of Columbia, the Peak to Prosperity Passage offers a scenic, shaded route along the right-of-way of a former Norfolk Southern Railroad corridor. Popular with dog...
SC 10.8 mi Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Sand
The Sumter Cypress Trail begins near the golf course in Sumter's Dillon Park. The trail is unmarked but is mostly level and follows a dirt road and grassy path through the woods and open fields. You...
SC 6.2 mi Dirt, Grass
Overview The Awendaw Passage is a 7-mile single-track segment of the Palmetto Trail, which will extend more than 425 miles across South Carolina when completed. Named for the creek it follows, this...
SC 7.1 mi Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel, Sand
The Baxter Village Trail is nestled in a neighborhood of Fort Mill, which lies on the northern border of South Carolina (Charlotte, North Carolina, is just over the state line). The trail has a...
SC 3.3 mi Dirt, Grass, Sand
This 26.7-mile segment of the Palmetto Trail meanders along the shores of Lake Moultrie, a 60,000-acre lake in Berkeley County. The Lake Moultrie Passage offers spectacular views of the water and a...
SC 26.7 mi Boardwalk, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Grass, Gravel, Sand
Overview The New River Linear Trail runs for 3.4 miles within the City of Bluffton in South Carolina. About the Route The route, which is shared with power lines along an abandoned Seaboard...
SC 3.2 mi Dirt, Grass
Overview The Swamp Fox Trail is one of South Carolina Lowcountry's oldest trails and offers a long, flat, one-way journey through the swampy wetlands and coastal pine forests of Francis Marion...
SC 46.4 mi Dirt, Grass
The Twelve Mile Creek Trail, which runs northeast from Walnut Creek Park over the South Carolina/North Carolina state line to Waxhaw, is part of the Carolina Thread Trail—a growing trail network of...
SC 6 mi Asphalt, Boardwalk, Concrete, Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel
Overview Running arrow-straight between the Ashley River West and a wholesale produce stand on Wappoo Road, the West Ashley Bikeway links several suburban Charleston neighborhoods, providing a...
SC 2.7 mi Asphalt
Closure notice: Due to Hurricane Helene’s significant damage across the state, the Palmetto Trail will be closed until further notice. Please visit the Palmetto Conservation website for more...
SC 2.2 mi Dirt
Closure notice: Due to Hurricane Helene’s significant damage across the state, the Palmetto Trail will be closed until further notice. Please visit the Palmetto Conservation website for more...
SC 12.6 mi Boardwalk, Concrete, Dirt
Closure notice: Due to Hurricane Helene’s significant damage across the state, the Palmetto Trail will be closed until further notice. Please visit the Palmetto Conservation website for more...
SC 11.4 mi Boardwalk, Dirt, Grass, Sand
The YMCA Connector Trail, also known as the Caine Halter Family YMCA Connector Trail, is a paved multi-use .7-mile loop that encircles the local YMCA and its facilities. Perfect for a short run, walk...
SC 0.7 mi Asphalt, Gravel

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Recent Trail Reviews

Ashley River Road Bike Path

Great path!

June, 2025 by foglekatelyn

Goes longer than 1.5 miles. You can park at Drayton hall elementary school and walk either way. Lead a to village green, which is a nice neighborhood with trails and hills as well.

Spanish Moss Trail

Wonderful trail

June, 2025 by dan.duggan

My wife and I took a three week bike trip in late Feb 2025, and happy we started with Spanish Moss. Nice flat, wide trail with different views of the area including neighborhoods, moss covered woods, water views and some commercial areas. There were a few busy road crossings, but nothing to worry about. Lot’s of historic sites along the route including the train station. And of course, lot’s of Spanish moss along the way, which for us northerners is quite the treat. Add this one to your list.

Baxter Village Trail

Baxter village trail

June, 2025 by foggyfn70

It was so fun for me and my friends on our surrons

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Drayton Mills Trail (Palmetto Trail)

Doesn't show everything

May, 2025 by carolinapremise

Doesn't show everything

Spanish Moss Trail

This trail is one of the best. Entire trail was concrete and very smooth. Passed by Marine base with Great timing seeing 2 launches and one return trip of military jets.

May, 2025 by ricking62

This trail is one of the best. Entire trail was concrete and very smooth. Passed by Marine base with Great timing seeing 2 launches and one return trip of military jets.

Glendale Shoals Trail

local hiker

May, 2025 by decent-doles-2c

Very Beautiful Historical Trail !

Florence Rail Trail (SC)

We parked at the southwest end of the trail and walked 1.5 miles in. There is plenty of shade along the portion we did. The trail was paved for the first mile, followed by crushed stone. Well worth walking if you are in the area.

May, 2025 by wjclark40

We parked at the southwest end of the trail and walked 1.5 miles in. There is plenty of shade along the portion we did. The trail was paved for the first mile, followed by crushed stone. Well worth walking if you are in the area.

Harrelson Trail

Worst bike trail ever

April, 2025 by traillink user

This trail is horrible. Warning to parents, do not take children on this bike path. We spent 7 miles dodging cars coming out of driveways and parking lots. Terrible experience.

Peak to Prosperity Passage (Palmetto Trail)

Could be 5 stars but....

April, 2025 by amsley4

The flat and scenic trail has all the makings of a beautiful escape - river crossings, swamp bridges, railroad crossings and bridges and small town charm. Started in peak and at about mile 7.5 there was a large impassable tree across trail prohibiting full biking to prosperity. The trail is not "crushed stone" (would be great if it was) rather it is more like fist size rocks making it a pretty bumpy and painful ride in the saddle.

Hilton Head Island Pathways

Hilton head

April, 2025 by mbdp2005

Fantastic trail system. Excellent maps and sign on trail, easy riding for the whole family

Three Rivers Greenway

Pretty, but broken up with construction

April, 2025 by debbie4psu

We’d hoped to ride our bikes the promised 19.8 miles, so we’re disappointed to find that closures and construction reduced our ride to 3.5 miles each direction. We parked as far North as the trail goes, at Capital City Passage Trailhead. It’s pretty and would be cool, but unfortunately wasn’t worth our effort to get our bikes there.

Twelve Mile Creek Trail

No trail markers - difficult to navigate

March, 2025 by patricia5431

Not for someone who's not used to trails with no markers! My walk started off great and I started from Waxhaw, 7900 Prescott Glen Pkwy- beautiful walk but after walking a few miles there was a threat of rain so I turned around and obviously took a wrong path because nothing is marked! I walked out to a street hoping to find direction but it was pouring rain. I stopped to ask directions from a couple on their porch with young children and they said I was about 3 miles from where I parked and offered me a ride. These larger parks need trail markers because this was an experience I could have done without!

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