Name: Foothills Trail
Rating: 4.8

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A beautiful trail through the foothills in North and South Carolina. It features numerous waterfalls and stunning views on the eastern half.

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Local Club: Foothills Trail Conservancy

Jan 20, 2021: Geology Guide to the Foothills Trail NOW AVAILABLE!

Sep 3, 2019: Toxaway Bridge on Foothills Trail Has Been Refurbished

Sep 13, 2018: A Day Well Spent on Lake Jocassee

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4.8 from 25 votes

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in Oconee State Park

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4.8 from 25 votes

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Bald Rock View [ Pinnacle Mountain Trail / Foothills Trail ]

Apr 10, 2018 near Pickens, SC

Trail passing under rocky outcrop. Water will be falling over top during periods of wet weather.

Nov 28, 2020 near Pickens, SC

Nov 28, 2020 near Pickens, SC

Campsite at Simms Field - super flat and right next to the river.

Apr 5, 2021 near Walhalla, 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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Mar 3, 2022

Liston Mehserle

Bad Creek to Toxaway River to Canebrake Trail 24mi

Jun 14, 2021

Harley Ann

May 23, 2021

Andrii Khmelkov

May 22, 2021

Jacob Forrest

Day two. John and Michael — 9h 45m

May 21, 2021

Jacob Forrest

Hiking with John Kemp and Michael King — 8h 28m

Apr 15, 2021

Andre Ledet

Mar 14, 2021

Tony P

Hiked a full week - amazing views. Having lunch at waterfalls became almost routine. Foothills Conservancy has done amazing job on maintenance. — 56h 00m

Dec 28, 2020

Jacob Forrest

Yearly review hike for reflection and planning. Spent the day just a bit in. Very short hike. Beautiful spot just off trail. — 7h 23m

Sep 26, 2020

Jacob Forrest

Hiking with John Kemp — 9h 46m

Jul 18, 2020

Nate Akers

78.5mi

May 24, 2020

Staci Spring

Oct 8, 2019

Giovanni Bedoya

77mi — 12h 45m

Jul 1, 2019

Bill Flodder

Start for last segment. 29.1 to the end. — 10h 30m

May 4, 2019

Ryne Hughey

Hiked form 2 miles before Canebrake to Laurel Valley access. Had rain for a couple hours. This was my favorite section of the trail. 16.5mi

May 3, 2019

Ryne Hughey

Hiked from Bad Creek Access to campsite 2 miles from Canebrake. It was a long day and our first hike of this year also Sherri's first overnight hike. 17.6mi

Apr 28, 2019

Susannah Swanson

Loved this section. 40mi — 15h 00m

Mar 6, 2019

Joseph Casas

done what a great hike! 80mi

Dec 18, 2018

Will Hynes

3mi

Nov 4, 2018

Ryne Hughey

Hiked from Sassafras mountain to Laurel Vally, good day started out cold on top of Sassafras but after we started hiking wormed up fast. 5.5mi — 3h 20m

Oct 20, 2018

Ryne Hughey

Hiked from Fish Hatchery rd. To Bad Creek access. Good day on the trail loved hearing the rivers and creeks way before you could see them. 13mi

Oct 19, 2018

Ryne Hughey

Hiked from Chechee rd Access to Fish Hatchery rd. Was a long day, the trail had some rough sections coming in to Burrell’s Ford. But a great day. 16mi

Oct 18, 2018

Ryne Hughey

Hiked from Oconee State Park to Chechee rd with Sherri. Enjoyed the hike. 5.9mi

Oct 15, 2018

David Merritt

25mi

Sep 11, 2018

Ben Rosenberg

7.5mi

Jun 26, 2018

Anthony Plaisance

May 14, 2018

Dawnya Sabol

Mar 29, 2018

Justin Smith

78.5mi

Sep 20, 2017

Bodhisattva Robinson

Aug 5, 2017

jason kirkpatrick

60mi — 120h 00m

Jul 1, 2017

Justin Holliday

start of the foothills. oconee side

Apr 15, 2017

Matthew Castner

Sep 16, 2016

Bodhisattva Robinson

did it in 4 days 78.5mi

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Foothills Trail

“A 77-mile trail linking Oconee and Table Rock State Parks. ”

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Point to Point

3,549' 1,082 m

1,115' 340 m

13,751' 4,191 m

14,348' 4,373 m

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