South Carolina trails · Midlands Mountain Trail
Midlands Mountain Trail
A 4.2-mile network in South Carolina, with 146 ft of climbing. Reaches Harbison Bluff.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 2.8 and mile 4.2. It gives back about 82 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Harbison Bluff (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Midland Mountain Trail access — parking nearby. About 49 min drive (19 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Columbia. 34.09739, -81.12429 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:03 a.m., the sun rises at 7:28 a.m. and sets at 6:51 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:17 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 23 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.2-mile route takes roughly 1 h 38 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:06 a.m. — 9 h 45 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Midlands Mountain Trail + Spider Woman II Trail — 4.2 mi loop, 572 ft gain
- Midlands Mountain Trail + Spider Woman II Trail + Spider Woman II Inner Loop Trail — 5.0 mi loop, 724 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Weston Lake Loop — 25.7 mi