South Carolina trails · Tate's Trail
Tate's Trail
A 3.5-mile out-and-back in South Carolina, with 45 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 3.5 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pool D (lake)
- Martin Lake (lake)
- Lake Number Twelve (lake)
- Lake Bee (lake)
Getting there
Tate's Trail access — parking nearby. About 36 min drive (22 mi) from Hartsville. 34.57540, -80.23590 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:00 a.m., the sun rises at 7:25 a.m. and sets at 6:47 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:13 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.1-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 40 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:05 a.m. — 8 h 42 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- NWR Route 5 — 1.2 mi
- NWR Route 8 — 3.2 mi