South Carolina trails · Ellicotts Rock Trail
Ellicotts Rock Trail
A 5.5-mile network in South Carolina, with 797 ft of climbing. Reaches Ellicott Rock.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 56% of the ascent, between mile 1.9 and mile 3.7. It gives back about 879 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Ellicott Rock (arch)
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Getting there
ELLICOTT ROCK WILDERNESS WEST — parking nearby. About 1 h 33 min drive (44 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Clemson. 35.01689, -83.14150 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:12 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 5.5-mile route takes roughly 2 h 27 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:04 a.m. — 8 h 54 min before sunset.
Across the border
- Continues into GA as Chattooga River Trail — view on the map
- Continues into NC as Chattooga River Trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Foothills — 3.6 mi
- Chattooga Hiking Trail — 3.6 mi
- Fork Mountain Trail — 5.0 mi
- Rocky Gap Horse Trail — 11.3 mi