South Carolina trails · Browns Mountains Trail
Browns Mountains Trail
A 11.5-mile out-and-back in South Carolina, with 412 ft of climbing. Reaches Browns Mountain.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,083 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Browns Mountain (summit)
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Getting there
Recreational Trail access — parking nearby. About 50 min drive (31 mi) from Rock Hill. 35.14144, -81.37474 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:05 a.m., the sun rises at 7:30 a.m. and sets at 6:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:17 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.9-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 54 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:25 p.m. — 2 h 27 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Browns Mountains Trail + Garner Creek Trail — 13.2 mi loop, 2,009 ft gain
Nearby trails
- CCC Trail — 1.7 mi
- Lake Whelchel Trail — 15.0 mi