Hiking trails near Spartanburg, South Carolina

26 official trails lie within 25 miles of Spartanburg — 88 miles in total, 19 rated easy and 0 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 423 ft; the median trail gains 88 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Southside Loop Trail	7.1	157 ft	Moderate	20 min · 10 mi
Fosters Mill Loop Trail	5.2	283 ft	Moderate	24 min · 9 mi
Beech Tree Trail	2.9	220 ft	Moderate	31 min · 13 mi
Chestnut Ridge Trail	2.9	423 ft	Moderate	49 min · 33 mi
Rocky Ridge Trail	3.3	259 ft	Moderate	31 min · 13 mi
Lake Johnson Loop Trail	2.9	171 ft	Moderate	25 min · 8 mi
Lake Whelchel Trail	6.5	53 ft	Moderate	37 min · 23 mi
Fairforest Loop Trail	3.2	122 ft	Easy	22 min · 9 mi
Tyger River Canoe Trail	31.1	98 ft	Easy	50 min · 33 mi
High and Dry	1.9	88 ft	Easy	22 min · 9 mi
Nature Trail (Croft State Park)	1.4	106 ft	Easy	24 min · 9 mi
Boy Scout Trail	1.4	137 ft	Easy	23 min · 9 mi
Centerline Trail	1.1	136 ft	Easy	20 min · 10 mi
Musgrove Mill Battlefield Trail	1.1	86 ft	Easy	46 min · 28 mi
Nature Trail	1.7	68 ft	Easy	42 min · 21 mi
Sew Eurodrive Nature Trail - Yellow	1.6	71 ft	Easy	22 min · 11 mi
Duncan Park Path	1.0	97 ft	Easy	3 min · 1 mi
Rock Creek Trail	1.3	69 ft	Easy	20 min · 10 mi
Woodruff Greenway Trail	1.1	84 ft	Easy	28 min · 18 mi
Lizard Trail	1.2	43 ft	Easy	22 min · 9 mi
Kelsey Creek Trail	1.1	73 ft	Easy	13 min · 6 mi
River Birch Trail	1.4	25 ft	Easy	5 min · 2 mi
Battlefield Trail	1.2	29 ft	Easy	35 min · 20 mi
Mary Black Rail Trail	1.9	23 ft	Easy	2 min · 1 mi

Quick picks near Spartanburg

Easy and short: Fairforest Loop Trail — 3.2 mi, rated easy, 8 mi from town
Biggest climb: Chestnut Ridge Trail — 423 ft over 2.9 mi, 24 mi from town
Longest: Tyger River Canoe Trail — 31.1 mi, 22 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Fosters Mill Loop Trail to Croft Lake; Lake Johnson Loop Trail to Lake Johnson; Lake Whelchel Trail to Lake Whelchel; Duncan Park Path to Duncan Park Lake

Trail guides near Spartanburg

Sulphur Springs Trail — 4.0 mi, 557 ft climb · 26 mi away
Palmetto Trail - Blue Wall Passage — 3.0 mi, 1,505 ft climb · 26 mi away
Brissy Ridge Trail — 2.3 mi, 424 ft climb · 26 mi away
Kanuga Trail — 2.1 mi, 440 ft climb · 27 mi away
Palmetto Trail - Poinsett Reservoir Passage — 4.3 mi, 810 ft climb · 27 mi away
Woods Ferry Horse Trail — 25.9 mi, 235 ft climb · 32 mi away
Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail — 3.7 mi, 562 ft climb · 32 mi away
Browns Mountains Trail — 11.5 mi, 412 ft climb · 34 mi away
CCC Trail — 13.1 mi, 215 ft climb · 35 mi away
Buncombe Horse Trail — 23.2 mi, 191 ft climb · 37 mi away
Mountain Bridge Passage Trail — 4.1 mi, 1,044 ft climb · 39 mi away
Pinnacle Pass Trail — 9.1 mi, 1,444 ft climb · 39 mi away

Nearby towns: Union (23 mi) · Greenville (26 mi) · Shelby (32 mi) · Gastonia (47 mi)

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