The new Central SWU Hiking/Biking trails are located at 727 Clayton St, Central, SC 29630, just off the main campus of Southern Wesleyan University in Central, SC.
The trails were built as part of a collaborative effort between The City of Clemson, The Town of Central, Pickens County, and Southern Wesleyan University.
There are approximately 6 miles of very high-quality machine-built singletrack constructed in what’s known as a “Stacked Looped” design. The stacked loop design allows for trail use in a multitude of configurations that will accommodate every trail user from the most novice to the most advanced.
If a half-mile is all you are up for, then that’s no problem; the first loop is just that, with only 80 feet of elevation gain. If you want to push your limits, you can stretch it out to a six-mile loop and do a couple of laps and clock in right around 100 feet of gain per mile.
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BikeUpcountrySC.com is your resource for bicycling on vacation in the Upcountry of South Carolina. Whether you want to rent a bike and see the city, or challenge yourself on our mountains, or log many miles through our rolling hills, this is your guide. You’ll find information on where to ride, find bike shops, maps, and events-not-to-be-missed.
BikeUpcountrySC.com caters to three categories of riders: the leisure biker, the road biker, and the mountain biker. Each category has specific resources for that type of rider.
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