South Carolina trails · Brissy Ridge Trail
Brissy Ridge Trail
A 2.3-mile loop in South Carolina, with 424 ft of climbing. Reaches Buckhorn Lake.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 59% of the ascent, between mile 0.8 and mile 1.6. It gives back about 450 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Buckhorn Lake (lake)
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Getting there
Brissy Ridge Trail access — parking nearby. About 34 min drive (10 mi) from Greenville. 34.94095, -82.39207 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:08 a.m., the sun rises at 7:34 a.m. and sets at 6:56 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:21 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 2.3-mile route takes roughly 1 h 04 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:38 a.m. — 10 h 17 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Sulphur Springs Trail + Brissy Ridge Trail + Pipsissewa Trail — 7.0 mi loop, 1,468 ft gain
- Brissy Ridge Trail — 2.3 mi loop, 566 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Kanuga Trail — 0.5 mi
- Sulphur Springs Trail — 0.8 mi
- Mountain Bridge Passage Trail — 14.8 mi
- Pinnacle Pass Trail — 16.3 mi