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This trail winds through forested hill and valley terrain. Points of interest include old cemeteries, wagon roads, and plantation sites. Opportunities also exist to view various wildlife species and abundant plant life. With interconnecting loops, riders have an opportunity for various length rides. Hikers and mountain bikers are also welcome.

This 19-mile loop trail traverses a wide array of habitat types, from mature longleaf pine stands to bottomland hardwood drains, and offers captivating scenery to visitors. Horseback riders and mountain bikers may glimpse prothonotary warblers darting among the trees.

This 14-mile loop trail ambles along old railroad logging trams, traversing a wide array of habitat types from mature longleaf pine stands to bottomland hardwood drains.

Culminating in a high bluff of the Santee River, the Battery Warren Trail traverses mixed hardwood-pine forests dotted with dogwoods and leads visitors on a trip back in time to the Civil War era.

Most of the two-mile hike ambles along a pleasant trail shaded by an assortment of hardwoods and bordered at times by small partridgeberry wildflowers. But when you reach the Chattooga River, you will turn left onto a heavily vegetated path and scramble around rocks and trees for the last half-mile hike to the base of the waterfall.

Nestled in a mixed pine/hardwood stand, this picnic area is beautiful any time of year. Yellow Branch Creek is located across from the picnic area and is easily experienced by a short-loop hiking trail.

This trail to the top of Tamassee Knob runs through a beautiful old growth hardwood forest. Walking along the ridge, it’s easy to see why these magnificent trees were left untouched for more than two centuries. The steep slopes that fall off both sides of the ridge would be treacherous terrain for a logger to traverse.

This is a .4-mile, peaceful and remote gravel trail to scnic flat shoals on the Chattooga River where you can launch your canoe or kayak.

A short distance along the Rose Hill Plantation Nature loop, you can turn right onto a spur trail where you can descend a steep slope through sheltered, lowland grass to the Tyger River.

Parsons Mountain Recreation Area is located in the northern portion of the Long Cane Ranger District. The area offers relaxation and solitude as well as easy access to a variety of recreation activities. The Parsons Mountain Lake Trail and Parsons Mountain Tower Trail incorporate the upstate’s rich history and diverse wildlife habitat.