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(JUST A PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE: PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION TO THE FOOTHILLS TRAIL CONSERVANCY, THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE OF THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE ON THE TRAIL & THE USE WE GET FROM THE TRAIL, HERE IS THE LINK TO THEIR SITE FOR MAKING SUCH A DONATION. foothillstrail.org THANK YOU)

TUESDAY NOV 5, 2024

CLEMSON SOUTH CLEMSON FOREST SOUTH via HUNTING ARROW TRAIL

Description:

Rain rain go away, today looks better than Thursday but still scheduling close to home, and, want to allow time to vote 🙂 So, an easier trail nearby. A pleasant 7 mile trail traverses diverse woodland near, and on, the Hartwell lakeside. Access from the intersection of Doyle Bottom (dirt) Road and Old Six Mile. Begin beyond the gated entry and sign for Colhoun Cemetery. Within a quarter mile, take Hunting Arrow Trail on the left. As I recall, fewer parking places so a good idea to carpool.

DIRECTIONS (34.7167581, -82.8393747) All meet, pool, and depart from KKEPA by 9:00 AM, or go direct to Clemson Forest in time for a 9:30 AM start from there.

Directions: Click here for directions and details. 

THURSDAY NOV 7, 2024

CLOSED BLUE RIDGE RR and ISSAQUEENA FALLS at Stumphouse Park

INSTEAD, HIDDEN FALLS and LONG MOUNTAIN via OCONEE STATE PARK

Weather permitting, Long Mountain is accessed via a short spur off the Foothills Trail (FT) north of Oconee State Park. The destination is an old fire tower at the summit. The 2 mile, out and back hike begins at the FT start point in the Park. Even without tower access, the hike remains a pleasant, mostly easy, ramble through rolling woodlands with elevation gain of only a few hundred feet. Do keep alert for the easy to miss, sharp left, uphill spur to the tower about 1.5 miles outbound. On the return, about a mile back, watch for the junction and sign for Hidden Falls. Follow the yellow blazes for another moderate mile or so…jogging across, and a
short way down…an intersecting dirt roadway. The 50ft high falls, surrounded by dark rock walls, is a nice show even when severe drought reduces the flow to misty trickle. Have lunch at the base. Climb back out, returning to the FT junction and the easy path back to the FT access and parking. The total trek is about 6.5 miles.

(GPS: 34.866756, -83.101322) Meet, pool, and depart as usual from KKEPA at 830A and/or Walhalla at 9A. Oconee State Park is on the right about 11 miles NW on SC28/107. The Park fee is $5 w/o park pass

Directions: Click here for directions and details. 

BRR Library

Planning to do some hiking on your own?  You can borrow a book from our hiking library.  The library offers many different books about hiking in NC, SC, and GA.  From our home page click on “Resources”.  The bottom half of the page lists the different books available.  A big thanks to those who donated to the library:  Nancy Carkhuff, Michael Gauderer, Bill Ebeling, and others.  To request a book contact the librarian at: [email protected].