South Carolina trails · Long Cane Horse Trail South Lp
Long Cane Horse Trail South Lp
A 14.8-mile loop in South Carolina, with 169 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 598 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
LONG CANE HORSE TRL NORTH LP access. About 1 h 38 min drive (55 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Clemson. 34.12267, -82.31961 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:08 a.m., the sun rises at 7:33 a.m. and sets at 6:56 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:21 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 23 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.8-mile route takes roughly 5 h 33 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:06 p.m. — 5 h 50 min before sunset.
Loop options
- LONG CANE HORSE TRL NORTH LP + LONG CANE HORSE TRAIL SOUTH LP — 14.9 mi loop, 1,457 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Wine/Turkey Creek Hiking Trail — 24.2 mi