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The Foothills Trail is located in Upstate South Carolina.  The Foothills Trail parallels the scenic Highway 11 in South Carolina.  I started on the southern most point of the Foothills Trail in Oconee State Park. The Foothills Trail runs in an northeasterly fashion. Bringing the borders of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina together.  These mountains are the foothills to the Appalachian Mountains.  I have been wanting to hike the Foothills Trail even before I had the opportunity to hike the Appalachian Trail...and now I have done it.  I wish I could express the beauty that exist here; hopefully my pictures will help you understand.  The beauty exist massively and within 76 miles.  There are uncountable stream crossings and numerous waterfalls.  The way the water pools together and rushes thru incredibly smooth boulders- crystal clear- romantic- and I am all alone.  The Foothills Trail is unique in that for its beauty the trail should have a lot more people hiking on it.  No adjacent towns to resupply, may turn would be thru hikers, in to section hikers.  The Foothills Trail for only being 75 miles or so, had many more trees down on the trail, than the Appalachian Trail.  However, no where on the trail was it impassable, including the landslide at the Upper and Lower Whitewater Falls.  The details that label the Foothills Trail for me: solitude, rain (meaning abundant moss/mushroom/plants/rivers/falls), and location for weather (possible 4 season hiking with endless perfection).

Billy at Lick Log Creek on the Foothills Trail
Billy at Lick Log Creek


Foothills Trail Thru Hike 2005

 

Foothills Trail Walk Thru

Billy took over 200 photos while hiking the Foothills Trail.  The Walk Thru is a flip show containing over 200 photos  in chronological order, and has notes to some of the photos.  The flip show will start immediately once the page is loaded and recycles itself.

 

Foothills Trail Thru Hike Journal

Foothills Trail Journal

Billy's journal of his 2005 thru hike of the 76 mile Foothills Trail.  I spent a total of 5 days walking the trail.  I wrote down my experiences and thoughts that occurred to me as I walked the trail.  All journal entries were written at nite in my mesh tent.

 

Foothills Trail Equipment

Billy reviews the Gear & Equipment he carried on his Foothills Trail Thru Hike.


 

Foothills Trail Gear & Equipment


What you'll see on the Foothills Trail...

Foothills Trail Corbin Creek
Foothills Trail Creeks

Foothills Trail Kings Creek Fall
Foothills Trail Waterfalls

Foothills Trail Chattooga River
Foothills Trail Rivers

Foothills Trail Moss & Fern
Foothills Trail Moss & Fern

Foothills Trail Mushroom
Foothills Trail Mushrooms

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Foothills Trail Logging Roads


Foothills Trail Stairs
Foothills Trail Stairs


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Foothills Trail Bridges


Foothills Trail Blow Down
Foothills Trail Blow Downs