Wednesday, September 03, 2025

Fants Grove - Green Triangle Trail

 This trail used to be a big loop but with the new Vet school Clemson is building they have cut off part of the trail.  I didn't realize that so we tried to go around but then had to turn around.  Then had to head back another way and back track a little.  It turned out to be longer than originally planned.  It was 8.3 M and 429 EG.















Saluda Confluence Trails

 This is a newer trail that is a bike trail as well as a hiking trail.  There is a sign that tells you which direction to hike based on even or odd days.  We started on Your Mom's House trail and continued on River Rd, Bob Ross Parkway, Electric Avenue, Murder of Crows, and back to Your Mom's House.  It was 6.1 M and 376 EG.
















Oconee SP Trails

 I did a pre-hike for a hike I would be leading in a few weeks.  Started out on the Lake Trail, continued on the Wormy Chestnut Trail, Oconee Connector Trail (Palmetto Trail), Old Waterwheel Trail, Oconee Trail, and finished with the trail to the campground.  It was 6.4 M and 502 EG.




















Saturday, August 09, 2025

Yellow Branch Falls, Issaqueena Falls, Rail Trail, and Stumphouse Tunnel


 This hike didn't go as planned.  After finishing Yellow Branch and going across the street to the Stumphouse Tunnel area it starting raining and thundering.  We went over to issaqueena Falls first in the stumphouse tunnel area because it's a short walk. Then we checked the radar and it looked like it was going north of us so we decided to continue on the rail trail.  We got to Middle tunnel we're able to go inside and see all the cave crickets in the ceiling which is always pretty neat.  Then we continued on the rail trail but didn't get very far because it started pouring on us and didn't stop.  We decided to turn around and not continue on the trail. We did finish up at stumphouse tunnel.  The yellow Branch section was 3.3 M and 412 EG.  The part that we got to do in stumphouse was 3.5 M and 360 EG.