South Carolina trails · Palmetto Trail - Poinsett Reservoir Passage
Palmetto Trail - Poinsett Reservoir Passage
A 4.3-mile out-and-back in South Carolina, with 810 ft of climbing. Reaches Melrose Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by Palmetto Conservation.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 1.4 and mile 2.9. It gives back about 370 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Melrose Lake (lake)
- Bullseye Orchard Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:34 a.m., the sun rises at 7:00 a.m. and sets at 7:57 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:23 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.7-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 01 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:02 a.m. — 8 h 56 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Palmetto Trail - Blue Wall Passage — 3.5 mi
- Saluda Mountains Passage of the Palmetto Trail — 4.8 mi
- Pinnacle Pass Trail — 13.5 mi
- Jones Gap Trail — 13.6 mi