Pinnacle - SCAR Alternate

Total Miles
20.5

Elevation

1,129.56 ft

Duration

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Technical Rating

2

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Trail Overview

If you're looking for a scenic side trip on the South Carolina Adventure Route this trail might be for you. It runs along the outskirts of the Dupont State Forest and provides ridgetop views. The trail is dirt and will include some steep and rutted grades. About the SCARThe South Carolina Adventure Route loops through approximately 1,000 miles of rural South Carolina. Along this route, you'll enjoy the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Atlantic Ocean, diverse forests, cotton fields, state parks, historical sites, and quaint towns. The SCAR also connects to the Smokey Mountains 500, the Georgia Traverse, and the Trans-America Trail (TAT), providing riders on those trails with a scenic route to the Atlantic coast at Edisto Beach. The roads along the SCAR are a mix of pavement and dirt, 60% and 40% respectively, with the surface alternating between gravel, dirt, clay, and sand. The route is not exceptionally technical, but dry conditions can leave the sandy roads loose, while wet conditions can leave the mud and clay roads slick and rutted. Travelers should expect to encounter deep sand and sizable mud holes in the worst conditions.

Photos of Pinnacle - SCAR Alternate

Pinnacle - SCAR Alternate
Pinnacle - SCAR Alternate

Difficulty

Largely a graded dirt road

Technical Rating

2

Status Reports

Rob Lilley
Jun 28, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
The vast majority of the road surface has been resurfaced recently. Sadly, most of the features have been filled in with 1-2" rock. Many of the side mud features have had drains installed so they were all bone dry, but it has also been extremely dry lately so perhaps they'll still be at least a little fun after rain. Hopefully after some heavy rains and more traffic the rock will settle and expose some of the dirt again, for the meantime this is more than easily traversed by any 2WD vehicle. Still a scenic ride, just don't expect anything technical.
Chefsjl13 .
Apr 25, 2024
2024 Jeep Wrangler
Open
Normal
Dusty
pretty basic trail, some mudholes scattered throughout the trail. 2 or 3 sections on the left for some extra little climbs with a little bit of flexing. pretty relaxing and beautiful scenery along the way
David Bagwell
Apr 20, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
It was a beautiful day! There were a lot of motorcycles, and we slowed down so they could pass. It was the only negative of the trip. We will go back.
Tim Heatley
Sep 24, 2023
4x4
Open
Dusty

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