Foothills Trail

Foothills Trail

Picture of a creek along the Upper Whitewater Falls section
Length 76 mi (122 km)
Location South Carolina and North Carolina, United States
Trailheads Table Rock State Park
Oconee State Park
Use Foot trail for recreational hiking and backpacking
Elevation
Highest point Sassafras Mountain
Hiking details
Trail difficulty Moderate

The Foothills Trail is a 76-mile (122 km) National Recreation Trail trail in South and North Carolina, United States, for recreational hiking and backpacking. It extends from Table Rock State Park to Oconee State Park. It passes through the Andrew Pickens Ranger District of the Sumter National Forest, Ellicott Rock Wilderness, Whitewater Falls, and Lake Jocassee.

The U.S. Forest Service built the section in the Sumter National Forest starting in 1968. Duke Power Company built the middle portion of the trail as a recreational resource in conjunction with its Bad Creek pumped storage hydroelectric project. The trail is maintained by the Foothills Trail Conference.

The trail

Virginia Hawkins Falls, located between Laurel Valley and Laurel Fork Falls

Spur Trails

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Coordinates: 35°00′46″N 83°02′58″W / 35.01287°N 83.04931°W