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[[Category:Hiking trails in South Carolina]] |
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[[Category:Long-distance trails in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Oconee County, South Carolina]] |
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Foothills Trail |
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The Foothills Trail is a 76 miles (122 km) foot trail in South and North Carolina for recreational hiking and backpacking. It extends from Table Rock State ParktoOconee State Park. It passes through the Andrew Pickens Ranger District of the Sumter National Forest, Ellicott Rock Wilderness, Whitewater Falls, and Lake Jocassee. It is a National Recreation Trail.
The U.S. Forest Service built the section in the Sumter National Forest starting in 1968. Duke Power Company built the middle portion of the trail as a recreational resource in conjunction with its Bad Creek pumped storage hydroelectric project. The trail is maintained by the Foothills Trail Conference.