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South Carolina trails · Foothills Trail

Foothills Trail

A 5.6-mile out-and-back in South Carolina, with 1,012 ft of climbing. Reaches Emory Gap and other pass/summit/viewpoint destinations.

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Length
5.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,012 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
25%
Steepest mile
+594 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
2.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt

Elevation profile

2,476 – 3,489 ft12345

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 881 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Foothills Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:36 a.m., the sun rises at 7:02 a.m. and sets at 7:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:25 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.2-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 09 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:11 p.m. — 7 h 48 min before sunset.

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