Type: Northern and
Southern Loops
Distance: 26.7 Miles
(Figure 8 is 31.3 miles)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Directions: GPS
Co-ordinates at Trail Head 505/506 - E - N 34.17 degrees by W -
82.28 degrees
----From Augusta: Take Fury's
Ferry Road north over the bridge into South Carolina (hiway
28) continue on through McCormick...........turn right on
hiway 72 and go through Abbeville.......continue on 72
approximately 7 to 8 miles.......watch for Beulah Baptist
Church on the right........turn right and you will quickly
be on a gravel road.......after approximately 1 mile you
will see the 505/506 parking lot on the right - park here.
----From Aiken: Take 25 to Greenwood then turn left onto
72............you will travel approximately 4 to 5 miles and
see Beulah Baptist Church on the left........turn left onto
the road which will be gravel very quickly......after
approximately 1 mile you will see the 505/506 parking lot on
the right - park here.
----From points north of Greenwood: Take 72 east out of
Abbeville... continue on 72 approximately 7 to 8
miles.......watch for Beulah Baptist Church on the
right........turn right and you will quickly be on a gravel
road.......after approximately 1 mile you will see the
505/506 parking lot on the right - park here. ( Hwy 72 about
1.75 miles North of the 505/506 Place Mark below)
Description:
The Long Cane Horse
Trail is an intermediate 25+ mile trail network in Sumter
National Forest between Abbeville and Greenwood, SC. The
trail has plenty of intermediate technical sections
including log and creek crossings, climbing, rooty terrain
and fast descents. The LCHT is multi use so be on the look
out for Equestrians, Hikers and Hunters as they frequent the
trail as well. There is an abundance of scenery and wildlife
along most of the LCHT and it is single track. Most users
access the trail at 505/506 "E", Fell Hunt Camp "A" or The
Big Rock "G" (see USFS map). Be sure to wear bright colors
during hunting season and always yield to horses. This trail
has a website (www.greenwoodmtb.com) if you would like more
info (directions, pics video, maps, ride descriptions etc.)
Visit
www.greenwoodmtb.com
for more information on the LCHT
