Tryon NC - Columbus NC - Polk County - NC Mountains
Landrum SC - Campobello SC - Spartanburg County - Upstate SC
Parks - Hiking Trails
The Palmetto Trail - Blue Wall Passage Trail Guide
Foothills Equestrian Nature Center
Chimney Rock Park
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Green River Gamelands
Norman Wilder Forest
Dupont State Forest
Pisgah National Forest
Jones Gap State Park
Table Rock State Park
Caesars head State Park / Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area
Keowee-Toxaway State Natural Area
Devils Fork State Park
Croft State Natural Area
Hiking - Mountain Biking Trails
Blue Wall Passage - Palmetto Trail
Dupont State Forest
Croft State Natural Area
Brissy Ridge - Paris Mountain State Park (2.6 miles)
Firetower Trail - Paris Mountain State Park (1.6 miles)
Firetower Trail - Paris Mountain State Park (1.6 miles)
Kanuga - Paris Mountain State Park (2 miles)
Mountain Bike Trail - Timmons Park (1.8 mile loop)
Polk County North Carolina (Tryon)
Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) (3.0 miles)
Spartanburg County South Carolina
Croft State Natural Area (Trail Map)
Fairforest Loop (3.5 miles)
Fosters Mill Loop (6.5 miles)
Lake Craig Connector (1.0 mile)
Lake Johnson Loop (2.4 miles)
Lake Johnson/Fairforest Connection (4.5 miles)
Rocky Ridge (3.5 miles
Pearson's Falls - 90 feet high - owned by the Tryon Garden Club and open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Saturday, 12 noon to 6 p.m. Sundays, except Mondays & Tuesday November 1 - March 1 ($3 admission). From downtown Saluda, North Carolina drive south on US 176 through town and turn right onto Pearson Falls Road (SR 1102). Follow for 2.0 miles and look for the sign for Pearson's Falls on the right.
Shunkawauken Falls - 150 feet high - From I-26 at NC 108, drive east toward Columbus for 0.4 miles and turn left onto Houston Road for 0.5 miles. Bear right to stay on Houston Road another 0.6 miles and then turn left onto White Oak Mountain Road. It's 2.0 miles to the upper portion of the falls, which will be on the right. A pull-off will be on the left just before the falls. Visible from the road.
Fishing
Green River Adventures
Lake Adger
Whitewater Rafting
Cherokee Adventures
Endless River Adventures
Nantahala Outdoor Center
River Runners Retreat
Rolling Thunder River Company
Wahoo's Whitewater Rafting
Wildwater Rafting
In addition there are a number of country clubs and public facilities for playing tennis, as well as numerous places to enjoy fishing, hunting, gardening and other outdoor activities.
South Carolina's Palmetto Trail - Blue Wall Passage
Tryon NC - Columbus NC - Polk County - NC Mountains
Landrum SC - Campobello SC - Spartanburg
County -Greenville County-Upstate SC
The Palmetto Trail is a cross-state trail that is nearly 50% complete with about 250 miles open to the public. The trail is a series of "passages" featuring primitive pathways along knife-edged mountaintops, and sections which are are urban bikeways, greenways and rail-to-trail conversions. A total of 19 passages are currently open for single or multi-day excursions that demonstrate the history, culture, and geography of South Carolina, the Palmettto State.
South Carolina's Palmetto Trail Overview Map
Upon completion, the Palmetto Trail will be a 425+ mile recreational trail that traverses the state of South Carolina. The Trail will begin at Oconee State Park in the upstate and end north of Charleston on the coast. It will consist of several connecting passages that will showcase the unique history, culture, and geography of the Palmetto State.
Each passage is designed for a weekend's enjoyment on the Trail. The Trail will connect the mountains to the sea forming a spine for a network of trails in South Carolina, the genesis of a statewide trail system. The planned trail corridor will run through the counties of Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee, Union, Laurens, Newberry, Fairfield, Richland, Sumter, Clarendon, Orangeburg, Berkeley, and Charleston.
Blue Wall Passage of the Palmetto Trail
The rolling hills of the Carolina Foothills area makes the Blue Wall Passage the "crown jewel" of the Palmetto Trail. Five miles of the trail run through the Nature Conservancy's Blue Wall Preserve. The preserve is the eastermost portion of the Blue Ridge Escarpment and offers beautiful mountain views, old forests, and clear ponds and streams to hikers. Another three miles of the trail meander through the Foothills Equestrian Nature Center, a first class equestrian facility and environmental education center near Tryon NC. Country roads and urban sidewalks connect these two trailheads. The trail also travels through the heart of downtown Landrum SC offering access to shopping and restaurants in this charming small town.
Blue Wall Passage Printable Guide
