(Keywords - Hiking, Biking - North Carolina, South Carolina)
Table Rock
Featuring,
The Foothills Trail and Mountain Bridge Wilderness
There's
probably no mountain more photographed in South Carolina than Table Rock
and there's no better place to start a 30+ mile bike n' hike than from Table
Rock State Park.
The shear face of Table Rock monolith stands majestic over the piedmont. From the summit , you can follow the ridge, bagging Pinnacle peak, and then drop precipitously down to hook up with the Foothills Trail. The "FT" will lure you back up to the highest point in South Carolina - Sassafras Mountain. Then, following the boarder between North and South Carolina on the FT's Caesars Head Spur, you'll be on the high road above some of the area's best bear, turkey and deer hunting grounds. As you round the corner in Caesars Head State Park, you'll plummet past Raven Cliff Falls, dropping 1500' of vertical in a mile-and-a-half. The terrain levels out a bit in the Matthews Creek area, where you'll emerge at the River Falls Fire Station and mount your bike. After coasting through the Lakemont Community, you'll be impressed by the view from Dowthit Cove where you can see - in panoramic splendor - all of where you've been.
Click on the binoculars to see a demonstration of ExpertGPS displaying the Raven Cliff area in Caesars Head State Park. tablerock_expert.jpg (Approx. 100 KB) opens in a new window.
GPS Map
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GPS Map Details
File Name: tablerock.gpx
File Size: 83 KB
Revised: 4 January 2002
Class A1 Data
Waypoints: 88 ( including trailheads, camp sites, water, & major trail
junctions)
Routes/Tracks:
- Asbury Hills "Red" Trail
- Bike Route: River Falls Fire Sta. to Table Rock SP
- Foothills Trail - Pinnacle to Sassafrase Mountain
- Foothills Spur Trails - Sassafras to Caesars Head SP
- Mill Creek Pass Trail
- Carrick Creek Nature Loop
- Pinnacle Mountain Trail
- Pinnacle Ridge Trail
- Table Rock Mountain Trail
- Mountain Bridge Wilderness Trails:
#11 Raven Cliff Falls
#12 Dismal Trail
#13 Gum Gap trail
#14 Naturaland Trust
Adventure Travel Tip
It's dangerous to hold your GPS while flying down the mountain from Caesars Head. I know you will be tempted to clock you max speed (!) so I recommend you use the proper mounting bracket.*
More Info
Foothills Trail
http://www.foothillstrail.org/
Table Rock and Caesars Head State Parks
http://www.southcarolinaparks.comAsbury Hills Methodist Youth Camp
http://www.asburyhills.org/
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