Hiking
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Toccoa
Falls, GA
Toccoa, GA - #GA2 |
Tunnel
Park
Walhalla, SC - #7 |
Buzzards
Roost Heritage Preserve
near Walhalla, SC - #9 |
Cedar
Creek Falls
Sumter Nat. For., SC - #12 |
Chattooga
Flood Plain
Rabun County, GA - #GA3 |
Chau-Ram
Park
Westminster, SC - #10 |
Long Mountain
Sumter Nat. For., SC - #3 |
Hidden
Falls, Walhalla
Oconee State Park, SC - #4 |
Oconee
Station Falls
Oconee County, SC - #6 |
Dukes
Creek Falls
Helen GA - #GA1 |
Winding
Staircase Trail
Sumter Nat. For., SC - #2 |
Jocassee
Gorges Easy Hike
Transylvania County, NC - #NC1 |
Oconee
Trail
Oconee State Park, SC - #5 |
Yellow
Branch Falls
Sumter Nat. For., SC - #8 |
Table
Rock Mountain
Table Rock State Pk, #PC1 |
Walhalla
Fish Hatchery Area
Sumter Nat. For., SC - #1 |
Day
Hiking the Foothills Trail (SC / NC)
Sumter Nat. For., SC -
#11 |
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The Oconee Trail is a loop trail through the rhododendron
and hardwood forest of Oconee State Park, near Walhalla SC. This
trail is relatively easy for a mountain trail yet does have several
short ascending and descending sections. The trail passes through
wooded forests near the park's fishing lake, crosses the lake's dam,
ascends and descends through several rhododendron thickets, crosses a
rounded hill top and eventually along the upper edge of the blue ridge
escarpment. Limited winter views are available toward the east. The
state park is located 10.5 miles west of Walhalla SC. From
Walhalla take SC 28 8.1 miles west and then bear right onto SC 107.
The state park is 2 miles further from this intersection on the right.
Upon entering the park, bear right at the fork after the gate. The
trailhead is located within a short distance in a small gravel parking
lot to the right across from the miniature golf course and behind the
campground store.
Trail Summary (note - trail distances are approximate): The
trail begins near the Amphitheater along the edge of the large group
campsite. The trail is marked with small wooden signs bearing
"OT". Below is a trail summary with approximate
distances in miles.
| 0.0 |
Trail Head |
| 0.3 |
Creek - lake inlet |
| 0.4 |
woods rood - bear left |
| 0.6 |
cross dam |
| 1.0 |
T intersection - left leads back to campground - Continue
straight. |
| 1.2 |
cross creek on small wooden bridge - begin ascending hill
afterward |
| 1.4 |
top of ridge - bear left on old woods road - then bear right
shortly after onto trail |
| 1.9 |
left onto Old Waterwheel Trail. |
| 2.0 |
right onto woods road. |
| 2.1 |
right on paved road - follow paved road back to trail head |
| 2.5 |
sewage treatment plant at bottom of hill on left |
| 2.7 |
return to trail head |
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trail
head
dam
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