Trails in Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests publishes 73 named trails totalling 589 miles in the Forest Service trail layer. Pages here cover 29 of them, every trail with a national designation or an accessible segment and every trail of at least 4.5 miles. Trails here enter 2 wilderness areas.
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests official page ↗ · Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests on Wilderness Atlas ↗
Wilderness areas these trails enter
- Ellicott Rock Wilderness 6 trails
- Wambaw Creek Wilderness 2 trails
All 73 trails, longest first
| Trail | Miles | Class | Allowed uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swamp Fox/Palmetto Trail | 48.3 | ||
| Enoree River Canoe Trail | 37.3 | ||
| Palmetto Trail (En) | 36.9 | ||
| Wambaw Cycle Trail | 35.6 | ||
| Buncombe Horse Trail | 34.2 | ||
| Forks Trail | 32.8 | ||
| Tyger River Canoe Trail | 30.6 | ||
| Chattooga River Canoe Trail | 27.3 | ||
| Woods Ferry Horse Trail | 25.9 | ||
| Enoree OHV Trail | 22.3 | ||
| FoothillsEllicott Rock Wilderness | 22.1 | ||
| Rocky Gap Horse Trail | 19 | ||
| Jericho Horse Trail | 18.1 | ||
| Tuxbury Horse Trail | 17.5 | ||
| Chattooga Hiking TrailEllicott Rock Wilderness | 15.4 | ||
| Long Cane Horse Trail South Lp | 14.7 | ||
| Turkey/Stevens Creek Canoe Tra | 11.9 | ||
| Wine/Turkey Creek Hiking Trail | 11.8 | ||
| Parson'S Mountain OHV Trail | 11.2 | ||
| Cedar Springs OHV Trail | 10.8 | ||
| Long Cane Horse Trl North Lp | 10.7 | ||
| Chicken Creek Canoe TrailWambaw Creek Wilderness | 9.5 | ||
| Wambaw Creek Canoe TrailWambaw Creek Wilderness | 8 | ||
| Awendaw Passage/Palmetto Trl | 6.7 | ||
| Wadboo Creek Canoe Trail | 5.9 | ||
| South Tibwin Trail | 5.8 | ||
| Fork Mountain TrailEllicott Rock Wilderness | 4.9 | ||
| Modoc | 4.8 | ||
| Echaw Creek Canoe Trail | 4.6 | ||
| Horn Creek Trail | 4.4 | ||
| Awendaw Creek Canoe Trail East | 3.8 | ||
| Oconee Connector | 3.8 | ||
| Winding Stairs Trail | 3.8 | ||
| Awendaw Creek Canoe Trail West | 3.2 | ||
| Big Bend | 2.5 | ||
| East Fork TrailEllicott Rock Wilderness | 2.2 | ||
| Opposum Creek Trail | 2.2 | ||
| Ion Swamp | 1.5 | ||
| Hidden Falls | 1.4 | ||
| Parson Mtn Tower Trail | 1.4 | ||
| Yellow Branch Falls Trail | 1.3 | ||
| Tamassee Knob | 1.2 | ||
| Nebo Trail | 1.1 | ||
| Foothills/Chattooga ConnectorEllicott Rock Wilderness | 1 | ||
| Lick Fork Lake Hiking Trail | 0.9 | ||
| Parson Mtn Lake Trail | 0.9 | ||
| Sewee Shell Mound | 0.8 | ||
| Fall Creek Portage | 0.6 | ||
| Mollys Rock Trail | 0.6 | ||
| Rosehill Hiking Trail | 0.6 | ||
| King Creek Trail | 0.5 | ||
| Yellow Branch Nature Trail | 0.5 | ||
| Battery Warren | 0.4 | ||
| Burrells Ford Campground | 0.4 | ||
| Neal Shoals Portage Trail | 0.4 | ||
| Parson Mtn Interpret. Trail | 0.4 | ||
| Riley Moore | 0.4 | ||
| Station Cove Trail | 0.4 | ||
| Earls Ford Portage | 0.3 | ||
| Sandy Ford Portage | 0.3 | ||
| Thrifts Ferry Portage | 0.3 | ||
| Jews Harp Trail | 0.2 | ||
| Woodall Shoals Portage | 0.2 | ||
| Hwy 76 Portage | 0.1 | ||
| Long Mtn. Tower | 0.1 | ||
| Moss Mill Creek | 0.1 | ||
| Spoonauger TrailEllicott Rock Wilderness | 0.1 | ||
| Woods Ferry Hiking Trail | 0.1 | ||
| Bull Sluice | 0.1 | ||
| Long Cane Horse Trail | 0.1 | ||
| Nebo Pond Spur | 0.1 | ||
| Long Cane Horse Trl | under 0.1 | ||
| Red Wolf Enclosure Spur | under 0.1 |
Trails in plain text are shorter than 4.5 miles and are listed here only. Length, class and uses come from the same Forest Service record. Data refreshed November 1, 2026.
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