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South Carolina trails · Stool Mountain Trail

Stool Mountain Trail

A 2.5-mile out-and-back in South Carolina, with 1,330 ft of climbing. Reaches The Stool.

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Length
2.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,330 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
27%
Steepest mile
+800 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.3 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Bikes
no
Horses
no

Elevation profile

1,246 – 2,575 ft12

The climbing leans toward the middle third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 0.8 and mile 1.7. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Stool Mountain Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).

Getting there

Stool Mountain Trail access. About 55 min drive (34 mi) from Clemson. 35.03514, -82.70165 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:10 a.m., the sun rises at 7:35 a.m. and sets at 6:57 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:22 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.1-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 13 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:48 a.m. — 8 h 09 min before sunset.

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