Dismal Trail

Dismal 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 Dismal 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 Dismal Trail: tips

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

How to reach Dismal Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.10691, -82.65173. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dismal Trail

• Raven Cliff Falls · waterfall · Greenville · ~1 km · Must-see
• Caesars Head Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~3 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Transylvania · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Mountain · viewpoint · Pickens · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sassafras Mountain · viewpoint · Transylvania · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sassafras Mountain · viewpoint · Pickens · ~15 km · Must-see
• Holmes Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Greenville · ~21 km · Must-see
• Robinson Rock House Ruin and Plantation Site · fort · Greenville · ~25 km · Must-see
• Glassy Mountain · viewpoint · Pickens · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gorges State Park · sanctuary · Transylvania · ~30 km · Must-see
• McAlpine Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Summit · lake · Greenville · ~32 km · Must-see
• Looking Glass Rock · viewpoint · Transylvania · ~32 km · Must-see
• Furman University Bell Tower · park · Greenville · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Jocassee · lake · Oconee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Jocassee Dam · lake · Oconee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Paris Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Greenville · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dismal Trail

Other treks near Dismal Trail

• Bartram Trail · trek · Macon · ~88 km · Must-see
• Mountains-to-Sea Trail · trek · Buncombe · ~90 km · Must-see
• Benton MacKaye Trail · trek · Cherokee · ~133 km · Must-see
• Arkaquah Trail · trek · Union · ~139 km · Must-see
• Foothills Trail · trek · Pickens · ~36 km
• Boulevard Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~114 km
• Alum Cave Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~117 km
• Naturaland Trust Trail · trek · Greenville · ~1 km
• Gum Gap Trail · trek · Greenville · ~1 km
• Tom Miller Trail · trek · Greenville · ~2 km

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