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Towns with the most trails in South Carolina

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 61 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Pine Ridge 1 Pine Ridge 3.2 mi / sq mi Trail miles 14.4 mi Columbia 2 Columbia 2.8 mi / sq mi Trail miles 400.4 mi Newberry 3 Newberry 1.8 mi / sq mi Trail miles 16.9 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Pine Ridge Pine Ridge2,596 people 3.2 mi / sq mi 14.4 mi 2
2 Columbia Columbia139,643 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 400.4 mi 46
3 Newberry Newberry10,790 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 16.9 mi 13
4 Aiken Aiken32,521 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 40.0 mi 18
5 Fort Mill Fort Mill30,775 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 35.1 mi 13
6 Map of Ninety Six Ninety Six2,521 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 3.1 mi 1
7 Isle of Palms Isle of Palms4,362 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 8.0 mi 1
8 Map of Travelers Rest Travelers Rest8,370 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 8.9 mi 4
9 Hilton Head Island Hilton Head Island37,911 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 71.6 mi 15
10 Orangeburg Orangeburg13,253 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 8.8 mi 1
11 Greenville Greenville72,935 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 29.0 mi 47
12 North Augusta North Augusta25,653 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 19.7 mi 14
13 Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach38,371 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 20.6 mi 31
14 North Charleston North Charleston119,913 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 67.1 mi 31
15 Goose Creek Goose Creek48,078 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 34.5 mi 16
16 Williamston Williamston4,170 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 3.1 mi 2
17 Map of Blythewood Blythewood5,731 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 7.8 mi 2
18 Burnettown Burnettown3,135 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 4.3 mi 2
19 Map of New Ellenton New Ellenton2,837 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 3.1 mi 1
20 Lexington Lexington24,585 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 8.8 mi 7
21 Easley24,841 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 8.7 mi 9
22 Andrews Andrews3,485 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 0
23 Charleston Charleston154,338 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 86.1 mi 78
24 Fountain Inn Fountain Inn12,020 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 5.4 mi 7
25 Moncks Corner Moncks Corner15,485 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 7.2 mi 0
26 Map of Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant93,993 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 35.7 mi 13
27 Sumter Sumter43,053 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 20.3 mi 16
28 Spartanburg Spartanburg38,910 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 12.1 mi 36
29 North Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach19,855 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 13.7 mi 12
30 Cayce Cayce13,741 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 10.3 mi 10
31 Summerville Summerville51,654 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 12.8 mi 9
32 Anderson Anderson30,051 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 8.9 mi 10
33 Greenwood Greenwood22,536 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 9.0 mi 5
34 Conway Conway27,263 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 15.2 mi 9
35 Clover Clover7,234 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.4 mi 4
36 Cheraw Cheraw4,960 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 3
37 Hardeeville Hardeeville10,871 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 28.1 mi 1
38 Seneca Seneca8,993 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 3.8 mi 5
39 Map of Port Royal Port Royal15,579 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 9.5 mi 5
40 Laurens Laurens9,336 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 4.1 mi 5
41 Map of Clemson Clemson18,072 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.2 mi 7
42 Barnwell Barnwell4,613 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 6
43 Walhalla Walhalla4,157 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 6
44 Florence Florence40,408 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 8.0 mi 11
45 Beaufort Beaufort13,747 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 8.2 mi 5
46 Bamberg Bamberg2,996 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 2
47 Rock Hill Rock Hill75,259 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 13.4 mi 20
48 Simpsonville Simpsonville26,144 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 9
49 Map of Tega Cay Tega Cay13,615 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 11
50 Dillon Dillon6,354 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 1
51 Greer Greer41,536 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 6.5 mi 16
52 Map of Georgetown Georgetown8,565 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 6
53 Camden Camden8,267 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi 15
54 Bennettsville Bennettsville7,751 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 0
55 Walterboro Walterboro5,480 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 2
56 Clinton Clinton7,676 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 9
57 Map of Dentsville Dentsville15,209 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 2
58 Hanahan21,452 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 6
59 West Columbia West Columbia17,963 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 6
60 Bluffton Bluffton33,157 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 7.7 mi 12
61 Map of Williston Williston2,870 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 1

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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