South Carolina trails · Rocky Gap Horse Trail
Rocky Gap Horse Trail
A 16.9-mile network in South Carolina, with 625 ft of climbing. Reaches Turn Hole and other lake/pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,362 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Turn Hole (lake)
- Rocky Gap (pass)
- Piney Knob (summit)
Getting there
ROCKY GAP HORSE TRAIL junction. About 1 h 08 min drive (32 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Clemson. 34.86649, -83.22414 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:12 a.m., the sun rises at 7:37 a.m. and sets at 6:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:25 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.9-mile route takes roughly 6 h 34 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:11 p.m. — 4 h 48 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Boundary Trail — 7.2 mi
- Oconee Connector — 8.6 mi
- Foothills — 9.1 mi
- Chattooga Hiking Trail — 9.1 mi