The Spanish Moss Trail is a partially-completed, ten-mile multi-purpose rail trail in northern Beaufort County, South Carolina.To visit Spanish Moss Trail on your holiday in Beaufort, and find out what else Beaufort has to offer, use our Beaufort.
Using the former Port Royal Railroad right-of-way now owned by Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority, the dedicated trail follows a north–south path from Seabrook to Port Royal while passing through Burton and Beaufort.
Construction of the rail trail began in summer of 2012, with the first segment opening later that year. Once completed, the will be 14.9 miles (24.0 km). A second phase may extend 10.1 miles (16.3 km) to Yemassee. The Spanish Moss Trail is a segment of the East Coast Greenway.
In 2020, Outside magazine named the trail one of the Top Urban Trails in the United States.
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We went to Beaufort specifically to ride the Spanish Moss Trail. It was fantastic! Rode the entire trail - super smooth and there are great historic landmarks along the way. Ran into and talked.... more
We went to Beaufort specifically to ride the Spanish Moss Trail. It was fantastic! Rode the entire trail - super smooth and there are great historic landmarks along the way. Ran into and talked.... more »
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Beautiful area but for the population of 13000 it was way to busy on the roads. Didn't feel like the slow paced town we were looking for.
Beautiful area but for the population of 13000 it was way to busy on the roads. Didn't feel like the slow paced town we were looking for. more »
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