South Carolina trails · Fork Mountain Trail
Fork Mountain Trail
A 4.4-mile network in South Carolina, with 488 ft of climbing. Reaches Fork Mountain. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 1.5. It gives back about 530 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Fork Mountain (summit)
Heads up
Getting there
FORK MOUNTAIN TRAIL access — parking nearby. 35.00448, -83.05482 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:38 a.m., the sun rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets at 8:00 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:26 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.4-mile route takes roughly 1 h 52 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:55 a.m. — 11 h 05 min before sunset.
Across the border
- Continues into NC as Fork Mountain Trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Foothills — 4.5 mi
- Chattooga Hiking Trail — 4.5 mi
- Ellicotts Rock Trail — 5.0 mi
- Oconee Connector — 10.7 mi