Bad Creek Access Trail
Location: South Carolina
Trip Starts: Bad Creek Parking Area
Trip Ends: Bad Creek Parking Area
Total Distance: 1.2 miles
Hike Type: In & Out, Backtrack Hike
Hike Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Trails Used: Bad Creek Access Trail
Trail Traffic: Moderate
Trip Type: Day or Overnight
More Information:
Duke Power Company
P.O. Box 33189
Charlotte, NC 28242
704-373-4011
Highlights:
This hike from the Bad Creek Parking Area is a easy to moderate walk through a short meadow and into a hardwood forest leading to a junction with the 70+ mile Foothills Trail at the Whitewater River. Cross two footbridges over the Whitewater River to access the Foothills Trail and turn left to reach the base of Whitewater Falls.
More Details:
- click to see more photos from this hike to the Whitewater River: September 9, 2006
- click for a trip report at YourHikes for of this hike on the Bad Creek Access Trail: September 9, 2006
- click for a trip report of this day hike near Whitewater Falls: September 9, 2009 (password required)
- click for an overview map of the Foothills Trail (password required)
- click to buy the official Foothills Trail map from the Foothills Trail Conference
- click for a topographical & profile map of the entire Foothills Trail (password required)
- click for a trail map of the Chattooga River from Bad Creek to Burrell’s Ford (password required)
- click to buy a guidebook on the Foothill Trail map, overview map, topo & profile map (password required)
- click for South Carolina hiking and backpacking books
