Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Dacusville, South Carolina

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South Carolina Adventure Route Segment 3

Segment 3 is the "upstate" section of the SCAR, and is bookended by the towns of Westminster and Gaffney. This section transits the Blue Ridge Mountains and consists of some fabulous gravel roads with a…
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Total Miles
201.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Green River Road

This is a short dirt and gravel trail that can be combined with Pinnacle Mountain Road to make a great loop. It runs along a small stream with great views of the stream and a…
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Total Miles
3.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pinnacle - SCAR Alternate

This trail might suit you if you're looking for a scenic side trip on the South Carolina Adventure Route. It runs along the outskirts of the Dupont State Forest and provides ridgetop views. The trail…
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Total Miles
19.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Pinicale Mt Rd

This is an easy, mostly gravel and dirt trail. It has some small rocks and holes throughout, and good views in the winter when the trees are bare. It has wildlife land and public lands…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Sassafras - SCAR Alternate

This scenic out and back trail is located West of Table Rock and largely paved. It will lead you to South Carolina's highest point of elevation and is a great addition to the main South…
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Total Miles
8.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Jumping Off - SCAR Alternate

West of Table Rock you will find this scenic out-and-back diversion. It's a nice addition to add some more challenging riding or driving to the main South Carolina Adventure Route loop. Along its path, you…
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Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Canebrake Road

Canebrake Road is a 5-mile-long gravel road that cuts through the Jocassee Gorges and Laurel Fork Heritage Wildlife Management areas. It is generally open to motorized vehicles from September 15 through January 2 and March…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Shooting Tree Ridge Road

Shooting Tree Ridge is a gravel forest road located within the Jocassee Gorges of upstate South Carolina, just east of Lake Jocassee in Pickens County. The 8.5-mile trail runs from Cleo Chapman Highway in Eastatoee,…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Dawkins Flat Road

Dawkins Flat Road is a 3-mile-long gravel road, the road cutting through the Jocassee Gorges and Laurel Fork Heritage Wildlife Management areas. The road is generally open to motorized vehicles from September 15 through January…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Jackie's Ridge Road

Canebrake Road is a 2.1-mile-long gravel road the road cutting through the Jocassee Gorges and Laurel Fork Heritage Wildlife Management areas. The road is generally open to motorized vehicles from September 15 through January 2…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Musterground Road - Part 1

This road is seasonally open during the fall and offers unmatched views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The first part of this route is very easy to drive and crosses countless bridges over small mountain…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Wi

South Carolina Adventure Route Segment 2

Segment 2 of the South Carolina Adventure Route wanders between the towns of Edgefield and Westminster, traversing one of the three sections of Sumter National Forest along the way. The trail through this region is…
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Total Miles
188.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp / Wi

Wash Creek FR 5000

This is an easy road that does not require 4x4. The road is not maintained when it has snowed. You gain 945 feet of elevation, but it is very gradual. There are several places along…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Cold Spring Gap Road

Cold Spring Gap Road - CR 4663 is a well-maintained two-way gravel road on the northeast end and not quite as smooth on the southwest entrance, which is labeled Wolf Mountain Road - CR 4663C.…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Tri State - SCAR Alternate

This is simply a scenic alternative to the main loop of the South Carolina Adventure Route. It loops around the confluence of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia, extending your ride of the SCAR with…
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Total Miles
26.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Bent Creek Trail

This is a short section of roadway out of Asheville that connects to the Blue Ridge Parkway. The road winds up the Blue Ridge Mountains through scenic back-country areas with multiple trails and recreational areas…
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Total Miles
4.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Georgia Traverse

Anyone who's heard the old country song can probably picture the beautiful state of Georgia. It's a land of green hillsides, charming southern towns dotted with white picket fences, and sunny fields tied together by…
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Total Miles
440.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Trans America Trail / SCAR Connector

If you want to connect the Trans America Trail with the South Carolina Adventure Route, this is your path. It's located North of Walhalla, and connects the SCAR to both the TAT and the Smokey…
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Total Miles
76.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Blue Valley Road

Blue Valley Road winds through the scenic Blue Valley Experimental Forest near Highlands, North Carolina. Starting with a brief stretch of pavement, the road quickly transitions to gravel, passing scattered homes before opening into a…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Old Bald Ridge - FS 4652

Old Bald Ridge Trail is a mildly used out-and-back two-track through the Nantahala National Forest. The trail is accessed from Moses Creek Road, which is asphalt up to the entry into the National Forest, where…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Tottery Pole

Tottery Pole is a side trail of the Georgia Traverse. It runs from FS86 (The Georgia Traverse) in the north and connects to Hale Ridge in the south. The trail is gravel and dirt (with…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

Hale Ridge

Hale Ridge is a gravel and rock road in Georgia's Chattahoochee National Forest. The trail runs from FS86 (The Georgia Traverse) in the north, to Warwoman Road in the south. Hale Ridge is a basic…
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Total Miles
6.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su

River Road

West side perimeter road following the river at the bottom of the hill. Portions may flood if the river is up. Easy 2-way trail, but can be VERY muddy. Stay out of the water- It's…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Su / Fa

Bamboozled

This is an easier way to get up the hill. Interesting and scenic twisty trail lined with bamboo at the bottom that makes you feel like you're in a foreign country. Bamboozled is a much…
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Total Miles
0.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

The Ridge

Nice easy bypass when Palmetto Krawler gets too wet, slick, and muddy. Smooth and fairly flat trail that runs along the north property line, so please stay on the trail so we can keep good…
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Total Miles
0.1
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Volunteer Bridge Bypass

Volunteer Bridge Bypass gives riders an alternative to the Volunteer Bridge, which is an obstacle along the main line of River Road. Volunteer Bridge Bypass is an easy dirt trail with no obstacles. If the…
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Total Miles
0.1
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Trail 14

The easiest way to get from the lower River Road area back to the park entrance is. Provides access to Campsite 8 at the bottom, Campsite 10 about halfway up next to the That Dam…
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Total Miles
0.3
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Campsite Road

Provides access to Campsites 2 through 6. This area is riddled with short twisties that can get you turned around easily. Keep track of the map so you don't get lost getting back to camp.…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Twisters Sister Access

Cross hill access that allows riders to queue up to run Hunter's Uh-Oh and Hunter's Uh-Oh 2 trails without getting into the weekend traffic on River Road. It also provides access to Twisters Sister for…
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Total Miles
0
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Trail 56

This is a two-way trail that provides another green route between Trail 1 on the upper part of the park to River Road on the lower part of the park. Keep to the right going…
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Total Miles
0
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

ATV Trails Near Dacusville, South Carolina

Jumping Off - SCAR Alternate

West of Table Rock you will find this scenic out-and-back diversion. It's a nice addition to add some more challenging riding or driving to the main South Carolina Adventure Route loop. Along its path, you…
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Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Shooting Tree Ridge Road

Shooting Tree Ridge is a gravel forest road located within the Jocassee Gorges of upstate South Carolina, just east of Lake Jocassee in Pickens County. The 8.5-mile trail runs from Cleo Chapman Highway in Eastatoee,…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Musterground Road - Part 1

This road is seasonally open during the fall and offers unmatched views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The first part of this route is very easy to drive and crosses countless bridges over small mountain…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Wi

Wash Creek FR 5000

This is an easy road that does not require 4x4. The road is not maintained when it has snowed. You gain 945 feet of elevation, but it is very gradual. There are several places along…
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Total Miles
5.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Blue Valley Road

Blue Valley Road winds through the scenic Blue Valley Experimental Forest near Highlands, North Carolina. Starting with a brief stretch of pavement, the road quickly transitions to gravel, passing scattered homes before opening into a…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

River Road

West side perimeter road following the river at the bottom of the hill. Portions may flood if the river is up. Easy 2-way trail, but can be VERY muddy. Stay out of the water- It's…
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Total Miles
0.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Su / Fa

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Dacusville, South Carolina

Jumping Off - SCAR Alternate

West of Table Rock you will find this scenic out-and-back diversion. It's a nice addition to add some more challenging riding or driving to the main South Carolina Adventure Route loop. Along its path, you…
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Total Miles
10
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Canebrake Road

Canebrake Road is a 5-mile-long gravel road that cuts through the Jocassee Gorges and Laurel Fork Heritage Wildlife Management areas. It is generally open to motorized vehicles from September 15 through January 2 and March…
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Total Miles
4.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Shooting Tree Ridge Road

Shooting Tree Ridge is a gravel forest road located within the Jocassee Gorges of upstate South Carolina, just east of Lake Jocassee in Pickens County. The 8.5-mile trail runs from Cleo Chapman Highway in Eastatoee,…
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Total Miles
8.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Dawkins Flat Road

Dawkins Flat Road is a 3-mile-long gravel road, the road cutting through the Jocassee Gorges and Laurel Fork Heritage Wildlife Management areas. The road is generally open to motorized vehicles from September 15 through January…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Jackie's Ridge Road

Canebrake Road is a 2.1-mile-long gravel road the road cutting through the Jocassee Gorges and Laurel Fork Heritage Wildlife Management areas. The road is generally open to motorized vehicles from September 15 through January 2…
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Total Miles
2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Musterground Road - Part 1

This road is seasonally open during the fall and offers unmatched views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The first part of this route is very easy to drive and crosses countless bridges over small mountain…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Wi