Name: Table Rock Trail
Rating: 4.6

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Features Fall Colors · River/Creek · Spring · Views

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This is a long, strenuous hike that is beautiful the entire time. It takes anywhere from 1.5 to 2.5 hours to reach the summit. Half of the trails are wonderfully marked out and are pretty solid ground - the other half will leave you breathless and scrambling to continue. It does feel magical to be above the birds though.

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Land Manager: SC State Parks - Table Rock State Park

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4.6 from 35 votes

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4.6 from 35 votes

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The view from the top of Table Rock makes climbing it worth the effort!

Mar 11, 2017 near Pickens, SC

Apr 13, 2018 near Pickens, SC

Feb 19, 2019 near Pickens, SC

Final view from Table Rock. If you haven't found this view, you aren't at the end yet!

Mar 5, 2018 near Pickens, SC

Some of the beautiful scenery along the creek.

Feb 19, 2019 near Pickens, SC

Nov 28, 2020 near Pickens, SC

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Dec 6, 2024

David Smith

7.2mi — 4h 48m

Aug 23, 2024

Craig VanSant

Nov 5, 2022

Casey Whalen

Oct 16, 2021

Kirk Larrabee

Great trail with a lot to see at the top including the stunning views all the way at the end. Had a lot of fun with this one! 7.7mi — 4h 21m

Jul 31, 2021

Paul W

Was hit AF and harder than I expected but well worth it 3.3mi

Jan 16, 2021

Amanda Ramsing Kirton

Great hike 3.3mi

Oct 30, 2020

Tony P

Normally much shorter trip but due to blowdowns after Zeta, took a bit longer. 7.2mi — 5h 20m

Sep 4, 2020

The Trailheads

First timers on this trail - what a beaut! Cooling down in the waterfall afterwards is a must. Luckily we got there early, so trail traffic was light. 7.2mi — 3h 30m

Aug 9, 2020

Keith Nichols

7.2mi — 3h 30m

Jul 19, 2020

Hudson Benzing

Bring more water than you think you need, especially in the summer.

Jul 18, 2020

Robin Derr

Jun 27, 2020

Shawn B

May 11, 2020

Josh Davis

First time in 4 years. Great hike — 1h 23m

Feb 15, 2020

Dana Ochs

Jan 25, 2020

Lee Scott

Jan 6, 2020

Sean Jones

Jan 4, 2020

Daniel daniel.ryan.paulsen@gmail.com

Dec 15, 2019

Taylor Y

Nov 28, 2019

Maddie McElfresh

Sep 22, 2019

Brendan Rhim

Gabbi and Brendan — 1h 20m

Aug 7, 2019

Jennifer Fehr

Aaron holly Victor riley

Jul 30, 2019

Kevin Tomas

Jul 20, 2019

Cyrus Bagheri

Jun 29, 2019

Jack Arnold

6.6mi — 9h 00m

May 29, 2019

N K

4h 15m

Apr 28, 2019

Kyle Doering

3.3mi — 12h 26m

Jan 1, 2019

Private User

Oct 28, 2018

Cayce H.

Hike was definitely a challenge but the view was worth it. It flattens out at several places to give you a break during the climb. 7.4mi

Aug 11, 2018

Stephanie Ann

Aug 7, 2018

Mauricio Perez

Jun 3, 2018

Marty Davey

May 29, 2018

Andrea Mayne

May 16, 2018

Joshua Price

Pretty difficult getting up, worth it for the look out. Currently trail is very wet. 8.2mi

Apr 5, 2018

Tyler Hincy

7mi

Mar 3, 2018

Jer G

Jan 20, 2018

Caesar Wong

Very beautiful day n warm up by noon n very smooth n safe trails 7mi

Jan 1, 2018

Kevin Heimbrook

7mi

Nov 4, 2017

Lee H

Oct 4, 2017

Becky Spearman

Sep 11, 2017

D Blbs

6.5mi — 3h 33m

Sep 9, 2017

MacK Taylor

Jun 11, 2017

Brett Kelly

7.2mi

Oct 15, 2016

Jim K

Hiked the trail with 3 young'uns. The views make this hike always worth it. 6.7mi — 5h 46m

Jun 19, 2016

Billy Stiles

Jan 18, 2015

Greg Tempel

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Table Rock Trail

“A 6.5-mile roundtrip hike to a scenic summit. ”

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Point to Point

3,082' 940 m

1,189' 363 m

1,913' 583 m

256' 78 m

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