National Forest trails in South Carolina

70 named trails in 2 national forests pass through South Carolina, about 550 miles within the state. 31 have their own page and are listed below. Trails are grouped by the forest that administers them, longest forest first.

Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests68 trails · 588 miles

TrailMiles
Swamp Fox/Palmetto Trail48.3
Enoree River Canoe Trail37.3
Palmetto Trail (en)36.9
Wambaw Cycle Trail35.6
Buncombe Horse Trail34.2
Forks Trail32.8
Tyger River Canoe Trail30.6
Chattooga River Canoe Trail27.3
Woods Ferry Horse Trail25.9
Enoree OHV Trail22.3
FoothillsEllicott Rock Wilderness Wilderness22.1
Rocky Gap Horse Trail19
Jericho Horse Trail18.1
Tuxbury Horse Trail17.5
Chattooga Hiking TrailEllicott Rock Wilderness Wilderness15.4
Long Cane Horse Trail South Lp14.7
Turkey/Stevens Creek Canoe Tra11.9
Wine/Turkey Creek Hiking Trail11.8
Parson'S Mountain OHV Trail11.2
Cedar Springs OHV Trail10.8
Long Cane Horse Trl North Lp10.7
Chicken Creek Canoe TrailWambaw Creek Wilderness Wilderness9.5
Wambaw Creek Canoe TrailWambaw Creek Wilderness Wilderness8
Awendaw Passage/Palmetto Trl6.7
Wadboo Creek Canoe Trail5.9
South Tibwin Trail5.8
Fork Mountain TrailEllicott Rock Wilderness Wilderness4.9
Modoc4.8
Echaw Creek Canoe Trail4.6

39 more trails, including every one under 4.5 miles, are listed on the Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests page.

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests2 trails · 24 miles

TrailMiles
Willis Knob Horse Trail14.1
Chattooga River Trail9.7

The 60 longest trails with a page are listed for each forest. The forest pages list every named trail. A trail that crosses a state line is listed in both states with its full length. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.