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In the winter, the area south of the Boardwalk Trail floods, making it impossible to continue. However, if you are looking to escape the crowds for a little bit, you can head down to where the flood waters come up on the trail.
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The Bluff Trail runs underneath a canopy of pine trees. Outside of the flood plain, this area may not be flooded when other trails in the park are closed due to the seasonal flooding that is common there.
A typical section of "trail" in the Congaree National Park Boardwalk Loop.
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David Hitchcock
Jan 26, 2020 near Gadsden, SC
“In the winter, the area south of the Boardwalk Trail floods, making it impossible to continue. However, if you are looking to escape the crowds for a little bit, you can head down to where the flood waters come up on the trail.”  

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In the winter, the area south of the Boardwalk Trail floods, making it impossible to continue. However, if you are looking to escape the crowds for a little bit, you can head down to where the flood waters come up on the trail.
A typical section of "trail" in the Congaree National Park Boardwalk Loop.
A burl on one of the trees in Congaree. Burls usually occur when the tree is put under some type of stress and are filled with dormant buds.
Elizabeth and a big loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) on the Boardwalk Trail.
Water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) dot the Boardwalk Loop Trail.
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The Bluff Trail runs underneath a canopy of pine trees. Outside of the flood plain, this area may not be flooded when other trails in the park are closed due to the seasonal flooding that is common there.
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