The Big Bend Falls trail is a difficult 3.4-mile trail to view this impressive 30-foot waterfall on the Chattooga River. The short spur trail to get close to the falls is tough to get through and requires some work, but the view is worth it.
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The Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve trail is a 1.7-mile trail down to the creek that is its namesake. It is relatively easy, but there is some elevation to navigate during the last .5 miles of the trip. The trailhead is just off US 178, not far from the border between South Carolina and North Carolina.
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.
These photos are from a second trip along the East Fork Trail.
The Falls Creek Falls Trail is in the Jones Gap State Park in upstate South Carolina. It's a 1.8-mile trail to the falls, but very steep and strenuous. But the waterfall is worth it, and these pictures were taken in winter after a recent snow.
These were taken on a second trip to the Mountain Creek Trail in Paris Mountain State Park, this time in the winter.
These pictures were taken from a brief trip to Stumphouse Tunnel, just near Issaqueena Falls in upstate SC, north of Walhalla.
This trail is a nearly 2-mile loop trail in Table Rock State Park. This trail also serves as the starting point for at least two other trails in the area, the Table Rock summit trail, and Pinnacle Rock. This trail is rather easy, with a couple of moderately strenuous points, but it provides many views of cascades and rapids as it winds around Carrick Creek. I rendered the images in black and white, to emphasize the textures of the subjects.
This 3.5-mile one way trail in upstate SC near the Cherry Hill Recreation Area offers views of Miuka Falls, and during the autumn, some gorgeous color.
These pictures were taken on a brief hike on the Hospital Rock Trail, in Jones Gap State Park. The full trail was not available that day, due to a trail closure, but the available part of the trail offered wonderful views of the fall colors.