Southern Explorer

Westminster SC Bike Loop

gravel road near Westminster SC

Gravel Road section

Miles 26.6
Road Surface Paved Roads except for two gravel road sections (about 2 miles total)
More Detailed (Better) Maps Good County Road Map: Seneca/Oconee County SC
Good State Atlas:  Delorme SC Atlas and Gazetteer
Rider Skill Definitely not a family ride unless older children in good shape to endure multiple hills and are road savvy.  The roads have no shoulders which is typical for upstate SC.  Plus the drivers are not use to cyclists.  So be extra cautious.  However, the route shown has relatively low traffic.
Summary  This ride is a country ride around the city of Westminster.  Westminster is a small city near the Blue Ridge Mountains in South Carolina.  The countryside to the south of the city that this ride goes through is a mixture of forest and pastures with rolling hills.  Our directions are for following the route shown below in a counter clockwise direction.

Westminster bike route

Map based on SC DOT 1971 Oconee County Map.
Roads conditions may differ from those shown.
Best to consult a current Oconee county road map.

Start

 Park in downtown Westminster either on the street or at the parking lot next to the old train depot (West Main Street). Start at intersection of West Main Street and Mimosa (Westminster News on corner).  Take Mimosa one block toward traffic light.
0.1 At traffic light cross US 123.  Road passes through residential area.
0.3 Right onto Pump House road.
1 Straight at Marcengill
2.3 At intersection, right onto Weldon Road.
2.5 Cross Highway 123 onto Pickens Road (old Shell gas station on left).
3.8 Right onto Thornburg Road (gravel) where Pickens Road bears left.
4.6 Left onto Charlotte Rd (gravel).
4.8 At end of gravel road, left onto Bridge Road.  Go past church on right.
5.4 Cross US 123 at bottom of hill onto Chauga Road.  Convenience store on right.
5.9 Bear right at "Y" and then at 4 way intersection take a right.
7.7 Left at Stop Sign bottom of hill onto Tabor Rd. at 4 Way Intersection (across from La-Z Acres Rd).
8.7 Right at Stop Sign at 4 Way Intersection onto Dr. Johns Rd (across from Ridgefield Rd).
10.7 Left onto Blackjack Rd.
11.4 Pass Foxwood Hills Dev. Entrance on right then cross over Lake Hartwell.
12.3 Foxwood Hills Dev. Welcome area on right.  Convenience store ahead on right.
13.6 Left at stop sign at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.
16.1 Staight across Highway 11 onto North Blackjack Road.
16.4 Right at stop sign.
16.5 Left at Stop sign with Highway 24 (West Oak Highway).  Then an immediate right onto Firetower Road.  Pass firetower.
17.1 At dogleg with gravel road bear right staying on paved Fire Tower Road.
17.8 At stop sign, left onto Oak Creek.
19.8 Intersection with Return Church Road, go straight onto Brown Farm Road.
20.7 Continue straight onto gravel road at intersection with Steve Nix Road (paved).
21.4 At stop sign where gravel ends, left onto Armstrong.
22.3 Right onto Ridgecrest road.  Nice views from hilltop.
23.3 Cross highway 11 onto Antebellum Road.
23.6 Left at T onto Seed Farm Road.
25.5 In town, straight across busy US 123.  Convenience store on left.
25.7 Cross RR tracks then left onto East North Street.
26.4 Left onto Grey under RR tracks.  Then immediate right.
26.6 Right at Depot parking lot (starting point).

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