River Trail

River Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit River Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting River Trail: tips

• Start early, check the weather and tell someone your route.

How to reach River Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.80727, -80.84829. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near River Trail

• Congaree National Park · sanctuary · Richland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Columbia South Carolina Temple · church · Richland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Woodlands and Millwood · fort · Richland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Congaree Creek Earthworks · fort · Lexington · ~28 km · Must-see
• W. Gordon Belser Arboretum · park · Richland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wesley Methodist Church · church · Richland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Cathedral · church · Richland · ~34 km · Must-see
• James F. Byrnes · attraction · Richland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Family Home & Gardens · museum · Richland · ~35 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Richland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Church of the Apostles · church · Richland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Robert Mills House · museum · Richland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Richland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Columbia Museum of Art · museum · Richland · ~35 km · Must-see
• New Brookland Historic District · fort · Lexington · ~35 km · Must-see
• South Carolina State Museum · museum · Richland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sidney Park CME Church · church · Richland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Finlay Park · park · Richland · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of River Trail

Other treks near River Trail

• Palmetto Trail · trek · Clarendon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kingsnake Trail · trek · Richland · ~6 km
• Perimeter Trail · trek · Richland · ~24 km
• Main Trail · trek · Richland · ~24 km
• Palmetto Trail: Boyd Passage · trek · Richland · ~26 km
• Palmetto Trail: Fort Jackson Passage · trek · Richland · ~27 km
• Timmerman Trail · trek · Lexington · ~28 km
• Palmetto Trail: Wateree Passage · trek · Sumter · ~29 km
• Palmetto Trail: Capital City Passage to Gate 2 · trek · Richland · ~31 km
• Innovista Trail · trek · Richland · ~34 km

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