Sumter National Forest

Hiking
Old General Store Near Cherry Hill Campground (U.S. National Forest Campground Guide)

Hiking trails in Sumter National Forest offer something for every taste. The 100-mile-long Foothills National Recreation Trail links Andrew Pickens Ranger District and Whitewater Falls with South Carolina's Oconee State Park and Table Rock State Park. The Chattooga Trail runs along the powerful Chattooga River, and links with trail systems in Georgia's Chattahoochee National Forest and North Carolina's Nantahala National Forest, and with lands owned by a subsidiary of Duke Power Company.

At the other end of the spectrum is Jew's Harp Spring Trail, a short (0.7 mile) and easy jaunt to a curious hand-carved basin, the creation of one J.E. Sherman, in the mid-1800s. Other short interpretive trails can be found at recreation areas throughout the Forest.

Middling-length trails on Sumter National Forest are the Horn Creek Trail, a scenic 5.7-mile loop, and Turkey/Stevens Creek Hiking Trail, a 20-mile path running along Turkey, Stevens, and Wine Creeks.




Last Updated: 15 Sep 2010
Published: 29 Apr 2002
The details, dates, and prices mentioned in this article were accurate at the time of publication.

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