South Carolina trails · Pinnacle Pass Trail
Pinnacle Pass Trail
A 9.1-mile out-and-back in South Carolina, with 1,444 ft of climbing. Reaches Little Pinnacle Mountain.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 6.1 and mile 9.1. It gives back about 1,729 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Little Pinnacle Mountain (summit)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:35 a.m., the sun rises at 7:01 a.m. and sets at 7:58 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:24 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 18.2-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 11 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:12 p.m. — 4 h 46 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Frank Coggins Trail + Naturaland Trust Trail #14 + Pinnacle Pass Trail — 12.5 mi loop, 2,931 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Jones Gap Trail — 0.2 mi
- Mountain Bridge Passage Trail — 2.4 mi
- Rim of the Gap Trail — 2.9 mi
- Raven Cliff Falls Trail — 5.0 mi