Hiking by city · South Carolina
34 official trails lie within 25 miles of Greenville — 93 miles in total, 15 rated easy and 5 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.
The biggest climb nearby gains 2,273 ft; the median trail gains 557 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Pass Trail | 9.1 | 1,444 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain Trail | 4.1 | 2,273 ft | Hard | 23 mi |
| Rim of the Gap Trail | 4.2 | 1,642 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Table Rock Trail | 3.3 | 1,899 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Jones Gap Trail | 5.2 | 1,383 ft | Hard | 23 mi |
| Palmetto Trail - Blue Wall Passage | 3.0 | 1,505 ft | Moderate | 24 mi |
| Mountain Bridge Passage Trail | 4.1 | 1,044 ft | Moderate | 22 mi |
| Naturaland Trust Trail #14 | 2.5 | 1,365 ft | Moderate | 24 mi |
| Palmetto Trail - Poinsett Reservoir Passage | 4.3 | 810 ft | Moderate | 25 mi |
| Stool Mountain Trail | 2.5 | 1,330 ft | Moderate | 24 mi |
| Coldspring Branch Trail | 2.7 | 1,163 ft | Moderate | 25 mi |
| Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail | 3.7 | 562 ft | Moderate | 24 mi |
| JFA Trail | 5.9 | 352 ft | Moderate | 18 mi |
| Sulphur Springs Trail | 4.0 | 557 ft | Moderate | 7 mi |
| Ridge Trail | 1.9 | 851 ft | Moderate | 25 mi |
| Rainbow Falls Trail | 1.5 | 1,005 ft | Moderate | 23 mi |
| Palmetto Trail | 2.8 | 633 ft | Moderate | 23 mi |
| Chestnut Ridge Trail | 2.9 | 423 ft | Moderate | 22 mi |
| Hospital Rock Trail | 1.3 | 675 ft | Moderate | 23 mi |
| Brissy Ridge Trail | 2.3 | 424 ft | Easy | 7 mi |
| Kanuga Trail | 2.1 | 440 ft | Easy | 8 mi |
| Sassafras Loop Trail | 2.2 | 267 ft | Easy | 6 mi |
| Frank Coggins Trail | 1.3 | 341 ft | Easy | 24 mi |
| Orange Trail | 3.0 | 116 ft | Easy | 3 mi |
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