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Palmetto Trail

Rail-trail in South Carolina · OpenStreetMap relation

The Palmetto Trail is a planned 500-mile-long (805 km) foot and mountain bike trail in South Carolina for recreational hiking and biking. Several of the sections are also equestrian trails. It will extend from the Oconee County mountains to the Intracoastal Waterway in Charleston County. It currently consists of 26 segments totaling 350 miles (563 km). Maps and trail guides are available.

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Length
61.2 mi 98.5 km1
On former railbed
14.8 mi 24%
Surface
Crushed stone1
Last checked
Oct 12, 2026

Trailheads

  1. Fox Swamp Trailhead directions to Fox Swamp Trailhead
  2. Parking directions to trailhead 2
  3. Parking directions to trailhead 3
  4. Parking directions to trailhead 4
  5. Parking directions to trailhead 5
  6. Parking directions to trailhead 6
  7. Parking directions to trailhead 7
  8. Parking directions to trailhead 8
Bridge on the Palmetto Trail - panoramio.jpg
Bridge on the Palmetto Trail - panoramio.jpg · Photo: Dallas Epperson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Community

Where people who ride and look after this trail post: notices, conditions, work days.

Photos

  • Eutaw Springs Passage - Palmetto Trail.jpg Eutaw Springs Passage - Palmetto Trail.jpg
    Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Francis Marion NF1.jpg Francis Marion NF1.jpg
    Photo: Daniel Barcelona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Lake Moultrie - Palmetto Trail.jpg Lake Moultrie - Palmetto Trail.jpg
    Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Palmetto Trail - Fort Jackson Passage.jpg Palmetto Trail - Fort Jackson Passage.jpg
    Photo: Evanoco · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Swamp Fox Passage - Palmetto Trail.jpg Swamp Fox Passage - Palmetto Trail.jpg
    Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

  1. OpenStreetMap relation 1607590, OpenStreetMap contributors · Map data · ODbL · checked Oct 12, 2026
  2. “Palmetto Trail”, Wikipedia · Encyclopedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
  3. Wikidata Q7128385, Wikidata · Knowledge base · CC0 · checked Oct 12, 2026

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