Chattooga Hiking Trail
Chattooga Hiking Trail is a 15.4 miles trail in Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2 to 3, moderately developed to developed. The forest has not published allowed uses for it. It enters Ellicott Rock Wilderness.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 35.0027, -83.1090 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 34.9172, -83.1668 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 2 segments.
The trail
| Length | 15.4 miles |
| Trail class | 2, moderately developed; 3, developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 12-20 percent |
| Typical tread width | 18-24 inches |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 221 |
| Forest | Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests (unit 0812) |
| States | South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina |
| Detail published | basic characteristics |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Wilderness
- Ellicott Rock Wilderness WildernessFS · about 21% of the line is insideWilderness Connect ↗
Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.
Trailheads
The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
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Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Chattooga Hiking Trail?
15.4 miles, the sum of the 2 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Chattooga Hiking Trail?
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Source: Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests official page
Where does the Chattooga Hiking Trail start?
The line begins at 35.0027, -83.1090 and ends at 34.9172, -83.1668. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Chattooga Hiking Trail in a wilderness area?
Yes. It enters Ellicott Rock Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.
Where can I camp near the Chattooga Hiking Trail?
Burrells Ford (0.1 mi), Cherry Hill Campground (1.4 mi) and Long Bottom Ford (1.7 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests official page
How developed is the Chattooga Hiking Trail?
Trail class 2 to 3, which the Forest Service describes as moderately developed to developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
How steep and how wide is the Chattooga Hiking Trail?
The typical grade is 12-20 percent. The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Chattooga Hiking Trail?
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests, Forest Service unit 0812. The trail is in South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina.
Source: Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests official page
Source
This page is built from 2 segments named CHATTOOGA HIKING TRAIL in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0812. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.