Foothills Trail, Sumter National Forest

Name: Foothills Trail
Address: Sumter National Forest, United States

#3 among attractions in Sumter National Forest

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The Foothills Trail is a 76-mile National Recreation 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. ()

Length: 76.2 miCoordinates: 35°0'46"N, 83°2'57"W

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Sumter National Forest United States

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Day trips

Foothills Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Upper Whitewater Falls, Rainbow Falls, Turtleback Falls, Whiteside Mountain.

2.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Upper Whitewater Falls, Pisgah National Forest
62 min walk • Upper Whitewater Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina on the Whitewater River. As with most of North Carolina's waterfalls, it is in the mountainous area of the state.
7.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Rainbow Falls, Pisgah National Forest
183 min walk • Rainbow Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard. The falls is located on the Horsepasture River. It is on Pisgah National Forest land just outside Gorges State Park.
7.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Turtleback Falls, Pisgah National Forest
185 min walk • Turtleback Falls, also called Umbrella Falls, is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Rosman. The falls is located on the Horsepasture River in the Pisgah National Forest.
6.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Whiteside Mountain, Cashiers
176 min walk • Whiteside Mountain is a mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina between Cashiers, Highlands, North Carolina, and the Georgia border. Whiteside Mountain can boast the highest cliffs in Eastern North America.
4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Kings Creek Falls, Sumter National Forest
121 min walk • Kings Creek Falls, located near Long Creek, South Carolina, is a waterfall in the Oconee District of the Sumter National Forest. Kings Creek is a tributary of the Chatooga River, and the falls are located off a short spur from the Foothills Trail.
7.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Drift Falls, Pisgah National Forest
183 min walk • Drift Falls, also known as Bust-Yer-Butt Falls and Driftwood Falls, is a waterfall located on private property Hwt 64 macon County, North Carolina.
4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Glade Mountain, Ellicott Rock Wilderness
126 min walk • Glade Mountain, elevation 3,672 feet, is the highest point in the Ellicott Rock Wilderness, which straddles Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. It is also in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Rabun County, Georgia.
2.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Corbin Creek Falls, Pisgah National Forest
69 min walk • Corbin Creek Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina on Corbin Creek near Upper Whitewater Falls. As with most of North Carolina's waterfalls, it is in the mountainous area of the state.
3.5 miW
View point
Ellicott's Rock, Ellicott Rock Wilderness
88 min walk • Ellicott’s Rock is a survey marker placed in 1811 by Andrew Ellicott as part of his survey to resolve the boundary dispute between the U.S. states of Georgia and North Carolina. The boundary dispute involved a brief armed conflict between the two called the Walton War, followed by an 1807 survey that Georgia refused to accept.