Ridge Trail

Ridge 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 Ridge 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 Ridge Trail: tips

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

How to reach Ridge Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.03909, -82.72979. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ridge Trail

• Pinnacle Mountain · viewpoint · Pickens · ~2 km · Must-see
• Sassafras Mountain · viewpoint · Pickens · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sassafras Mountain · viewpoint · Transylvania · ~7 km · Must-see
• Raven Cliff Falls · waterfall · Greenville · ~12 km · Must-see
• Caesars Head Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Transylvania · ~18 km · Must-see
• Glassy Mountain · viewpoint · Pickens · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gorges State Park · sanctuary · Transylvania · ~22 km · Must-see
• Jocassee Dam · lake · Oconee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Jocassee · lake · Oconee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Norton Falls on Lake Glenville · waterfall · Pickens · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lower Whitewater Falls Trail · waterfall · Oconee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Robinson Rock House Ruin and Plantation Site · fort · Greenville · ~33 km · Must-see
• Holmes Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Greenville · ~33 km · Must-see
• Keowee · fort · Oconee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Saluda Lake · lake · Pickens · ~36 km · Must-see
• Falls Creek Landing At Keowee · waterfall · Oconee · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ridge Trail

Other treks near Ridge Trail

• Bartram Trail · trek · Macon · ~80 km · Must-see
• Mountains-to-Sea Trail · trek · Buncombe · ~102 km · Must-see
• Benton MacKaye Trail · trek · Cherokee · ~126 km · Must-see
• Arkaquah Trail · trek · Union · ~129 km · Must-see
• Foothills Trail · trek · Pickens · ~23 km
• Boulevard Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~114 km
• Alum Cave Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~117 km
• Mills Creek Pass · trek · Pickens · ~0 km
• Pinnacle Mountain Trail · trek · Pickens · ~1 km
• Mountain Laurel Trail · trek · Pickens · ~2 km

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