South Carolina trails · Tate's Trail
Tate's Trail
A 3.0-mile out-and-back in South Carolina, with 47 ft of climbing. Reaches Pool D and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 3.0 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pool D (lake)
- Martin Lake (lake)
- Lake Number Twelve (lake)
Getting there
Tate's Trail access — parking nearby. 34.57540, -80.23590 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:27 a.m., the sun rises at 6:53 a.m. and sets at 7:48 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:14 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.9-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 14 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:07 a.m. — 10 h 41 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Tate's Trail — 1.2 mi loop, 101 ft gain
Nearby trails
- NWR Route 5 — 1.2 mi
- NWR Route 8 — 3.2 mi