South Loop

South Loop: 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 South Loop

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 South Loop: tips

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

How to reach South Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.50341, -80.25350. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near South Loop

• Santee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Clarendon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Marion · lake · Clarendon · ~12 km · Must-see
• Eutaw Springs Battle Ground · fort · Orangeburg · ~14 km · Must-see
• Santee Indian Mound and Fort Watson · fort · Clarendon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Palmetto Trail · trek · Clarendon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Moultrie · lake · Berkeley · ~34 km · Must-see
• Audubon Beidler Forest Sanctuary · sanctuary · Dorchester · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pinopolis Dam · lake · Berkeley · ~46 km · Must-see
• Temple Sinai · temple · Sumter · ~59 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Iris Gardens · lake · Sumter · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mepkin Abbey · church · Berkeley · ~64 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Chapel · church · Berkeley · ~68 km · Must-see
• Congaree National Park · sanctuary · Richland · ~69 km · Must-see
• Orangeburg National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Orangeburg · ~70 km · Must-see
• Moore Farms Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Williamsburg · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cypress Gardens · park · Berkeley · ~73 km · Must-see
• Ferguson Island · river spot · Orangeburg · ~10 km
• Briggs Chapel · church · Clarendon · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of South Loop

Other treks near South Loop

• Palmetto Trail · trek · Clarendon · ~33 km · Must-see
• North Loop · trek · Clarendon · ~1 km
• Palmetto Trail: Eutaw Springs Passage · trek · Orangeburg · ~16 km
• Palmetto Trail: Santee Passage · trek · Orangeburg · ~21 km
• Santee Bike Trail · trek · Orangeburg · ~28 km
• Palmetto Trail: Lake Marion Passage · trek · Clarendon · ~29 km
• Palmetto Trail: Lake Moultrie Passage · trek · Berkeley · ~32 km
• Palmetto Trail: High Hills of Santee Passage · trek · Sumter · ~49 km
• Knot Trail · trek · Sumter · ~53 km
• Laurel Trail · trek · Sumter · ~53 km

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