The Beech Bluff Trail is a short 1.2-mile hike in the Lake Hartwell State Recreation Area right around the junction of SC Highway 11 and I-85. The hike goes down to Lake Hartwell and returns, by way of the road through the park.
The trail goes mostly through a very green forest on its way down to the lake. 
Sometimes you just have to look up. 
The trail goes right down to the shore of Lake Hartwell. 
It was a beautiful day, with a clear blue sky over the green treetops. 
The trail heads back up from the lake. 
The trail returns to the parking lot by way of the road that goes through the park.
