South Carolina trails · Kanuga Trail

Kanuga Trail

A 2.1-mile out-and-back in South Carolina, with 440 ft of climbing. Reaches Parris Mountain Holding Pond.

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Length

2.1 mi

Elevation gain

440 ft

Difficulty

Easy

Max grade

15%

Steepest mile

+390 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.3 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Surface

Dirt

Bikes

yes

Elevation profile

Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 67% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 0.7. It gives back about 176 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Parris Mountain Holding Pond (lake)

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).

Getting there

Connector Trail (Paris Mountain State Park) junction. About 25 min drive (10 mi) from Greenville. 34.94453, -82.39882 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:09 a.m., the sun rises at 7:34 a.m. and sets at 6:56 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:21 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.1-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 58 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:32 a.m. — 9 h 24 min before sunset.

Loop options

Kanuga Trail + North Lake Trail + Pipsissewa Trail — 4.2 mi loop, 640 ft gain
Sulphur Springs Trail + Firetower Trail + Kanuga Trail — 2.8 mi loop, 379 ft gain
Sulphur Springs Trail + Firetower Trail + Kanuga Trail — 5.3 mi loop, 1,046 ft gain