South Carolina trails · Table Rock Trail
Table Rock Trail
A 3.3-mile out-and-back in South Carolina, with 1,899 ft of climbing. Reaches Panther Gap and other pass/summit/viewpoint destinations.
Length
3.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,899 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
42%
Steepest mile
+806 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
2.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Rock
Bikes
no
Horses
no
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Panther Gap (pass)
- Table Rock (summit)
- Table rock view point (viewpoint)
- view point (viewpoint)
- Halfway Shelter (viewpoint)
- Governor's Rock Overlook (viewpoint)
Heads up
Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:36 a.m., the sun rises at 7:02 a.m. and sets at 7:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:25 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.5-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 19 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:21 a.m. — 8 h 37 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Table Rock Trail + Pinnacle Mountain Trail + Carrick Creek Loop — 1.6 mi loop, 382 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Stool Mountain Trail — 1.2 mi
- Ridge Trail — 1.2 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain Trail — 1.4 mi
- Sassafras to Ceaser's Head Spur Trail — 3.6 mi