South Carolina trails · Chattooga Hiking Trail
Chattooga Hiking Trail
A 11.3-mile out-and-back in South Carolina, with 643 ft of climbing. Reaches Big Bend Falls. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 7.6 and mile 11.4. It gives back about 1,122 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Big Bend Falls (waterfall)
Getting there
CHATTOOGA HIKING TRAIL access. About 1 h 14 min drive (39 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Clemson. 34.96717, -83.12067 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:11 a.m., the sun rises at 7:37 a.m. and sets at 6:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:24 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.7-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 02 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:39 p.m. — 2 h 20 min before sunset.
Across the border
- Continues into GA as Chattooga Hiking Trail — view on the map
- Continues into GA as Russell Mountain Trail — view on the map
- Continues into GA as Foothills Trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Foothills — 0.0 mi
- Ellicotts Rock Trail — 3.6 mi
- Fork Mountain Trail — 4.5 mi
- Oconee Connector — 8.5 mi