North Loop

North 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 North 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 North Loop: tips

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

How to reach North Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.50776, -80.25631. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near North Loop

• Santee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Clarendon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Marion · lake · Clarendon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Eutaw Springs Battle Ground · fort · Orangeburg · ~15 km · Must-see
• Santee Indian Mound and Fort Watson · fort · Clarendon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Palmetto Trail · trek · Clarendon · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Moultrie · lake · Berkeley · ~35 km · Must-see
• Audubon Beidler Forest Sanctuary · sanctuary · Dorchester · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pinopolis Dam · lake · Berkeley · ~47 km · Must-see
• Temple Sinai · temple · Sumter · ~58 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Iris Gardens · lake · Sumter · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mepkin Abbey · church · Berkeley · ~65 km · Must-see
• Congaree National Park · sanctuary · Richland · ~68 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Chapel · church · Berkeley · ~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
• Briggs Chapel · church · Clarendon · ~9 km
• Ferguson Island · river spot · Orangeburg · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of North Loop

Other treks near North Loop

• Palmetto Trail · trek · Clarendon · ~32 km · Must-see
• South Loop · trek · Clarendon · ~1 km
• Palmetto Trail: Eutaw Springs Passage · trek · Orangeburg · ~17 km
• Palmetto Trail: Santee Passage · trek · Orangeburg · ~21 km
• Santee Bike Trail · trek · Orangeburg · ~27 km
• Palmetto Trail: Lake Marion Passage · trek · Clarendon · ~28 km
• Palmetto Trail: Lake Moultrie Passage · trek · Berkeley · ~33 km
• Palmetto Trail: High Hills of Santee Passage · trek · Sumter · ~48 km
• Knot Trail · trek · Sumter · ~52 km
• Laurel Trail · trek · Sumter · ~52 km

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