Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

How to Use This Guide xiii

For You and Your Dog's Safety xiv

For Mother Nature's Safety xx

Features of a Good Dog Hike xx

Trail Finder xxi

Map Legend xxiv

The Lowcountry-Coast

Hilton Head

1 Leisure Loop Trail-Jarvis Creek Park 2

Beaufort

2 Lagoon Access Trail/Nature Center Scenic Trail-Hunting Island State Park 6

3 Lighthouse Nature Trail-Hunting Island State Park 11

Charleston

4 Spanish Mount Trail-Edisto Island State Park 15

5 History Trail-Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site 19

North Charleston

6 Colonial Dorchester Walking Tour-Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site 24

Walterboro

7 River Bluff Trail-Givhans Ferry State Park 28

8 Cypress Swamp Nature Trail-Colleton State Park 33

McClellanville

9 Awendaw Passage-Francis Marion National Forest 37

Myrtle Beach

10 Sandpiper Pond Trail-Huntington Beach State Park 42

11 Yaupon Trail/Sculptured Oak Trail Loop-Myrtle Beach State Park 46

Florence

12 Mill Pond Nature Trail-Woods Bay State Park 50

13 Nature Trail/Riverwalk Trail Loop-Lynches River County Park 54

Dillon

14 Beaver Pond Trail-Little Pee Dee State Park 58

The Midlands-Piedmont

Bennettsville

15 Boardwalk Trail-Cheraw State Park 64

Camden

16 Big Pine Tree Nature Trail-Goodale State Park 68

Columbia

17 Sandhills Trail-Sesquicentennial State Park 72

18 Boardwalk Trail-Congaree National Park 76

Manning

19 Coquina Trail-Poinsett State Park 80

20 Bike Trail-Santee State Park 84

Hampton

21 Fit Trail/Interpretive Trail Loop-Lake Warren State Park 88

Barnwell

22 Dogwood interpretive Trail-Barnwell State Park 92

Aiken

23 Hopeland Gardens Trail-Hopeland Gardens 96

Edgefield

24 Stevens Creek Trail (MODOC Trail)-Sumter National Forest 100

McCormick

25 Wild Mint Nature Trail-Baker Creek State Park 104

26 Beaver Run Trail-Hickory Knob State Resort 108

Calhoun Falls

27 Mariner Nature Trail-Calhoun Falls State Park 112

Greenwood

28 Greenwood Lake Nature Trail-Lake Greenwood State Park 116

Newberry

29 Little Gap Trail-Dreher Island State Park 120

Winnsboro

30 Desportes Nature Trail-Lake Wateree State Park 124

Lancaster

31 Nature Trail/Canal Trail-Landsford Canal State Park 129

Rock Hill

32 Garden of the Waxhaws Trail-Andrew Jackson State Park 134

Chester

33 Caney Fork Falls Trail-Chester State Park 138

Union

34 Nature Trail/River Trail Loop-Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site 142

Clinton

35 British Camp Trail-Musgrove Mill State Historic Site 147

Spartanburg

36 Nature Trail-Croft State Park 151

Blacksburg

37 Living History Farm Trail-Kings Mountain State Park 156

The Upcountry-Mountains

Gaffney

38 Cowpens Battlefield Trail-Cowpens National Battlefield 165

Greenville

39 Swamp Rabbit Trail-Falls Park on the Reedy 170

40 Lake Placid Trail-Paris Mountain State Park 174

41 Sulphur Springs Trail-Paris Mountain State Park 179

Pickens

42 Jones Gap Trail-Jones Gap State Park 184

43 Wildcat Falls Trail-Wildcat Wayside Park 189

44 Coldspring Branch-Jones Gap-Tom Miller Trail Loop-Caesars Head State Park 193

45 CCC Lakeside Trail-Table Rock State Park 198

46 Carrick Creek Falls Trail-Table Rock State Park 203

47 Twin Falls Trail-Felburn Foundation Nature Preserve 208

Lake Jocassee

48 Long Shoals Trail-Long Shoals Wayside Park 212

49 Natural Bridge Trail-Keowee-Toxaway State Park 216

50 Oconee Bells Nature Trail-Devils Fork State Park 221

Walhalla

51 Station Cove Falls Trail-Oconee Station State Historic Site 225

52 Yellow Branch Falls Trail-Sumter National Forest 230

Walhalla to Cashiers, NC

53 Lake Trail-Oconee State Park 234

54 Pigpen Falls Trail-Sumter National Forest 238

55 King Creek Falls Trail-Sumter National Forest 242

56 Chattooga River Trail-Sumter National Forest 246

Westminster

57 Riley Moore Falls Trail-Sumter National Forest 251

58 Falls on Little Brasstown Creek Trail-Sumter National Forest 255

59 Opossum Creek Falls Trail-Sumter National Forest 258

60 Falls on Reedy Branch Trail-Sumter National Forest 263

Hike Index 269

About the Author 270