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Kingsnake Trail

Local route6.0 km · 3.7 miBest Oct–Apr

Next nearby hike: Weston Lake Loop 0.4 mi · 0.7 kmExplore Congaree National Park →

Congaree National ParkCongaree National ParkLower Boardwalk · Congaree National ParkOakridge · Congaree National ParkRiver Trail · Congaree National ParkSims Trail · Congaree National ParkWeston Lake Loop · Congaree National ParkEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Oct–Apr · highs 13–24 °C (55–75 °F)

  1. J13°3°72
  2. F15°5°82
  3. M20°8°85
  4. A24°12°69
  5. M28°17°76
  6. J31°21°120
  7. J33°23°127
  8. A31°23°132
  9. S29°19°85
  10. O24°14°78
  11. N19°9°66
  12. D14°5°86

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
6.0 km · 3.7 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
5.8 km SW of Gadsden (Richland County, South Carolina) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Congaree National Park
Connects to
Oakridge (at its start or end)
Best months
Oct–Apr
Country
United States of America
Region
South Carolina
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
33.8105, -80.7976
Route start
33.8106, -80.8121
OpenStreetMap
relation 11103446
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Weston Lake Loop

0.4 mi · 0.7 km · Congaree National Park

Oakridge

0.5 mi · 0.8 km · Congaree National Park

Sims Trail

1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Congaree National Park

Lower Boardwalk

1.3 mi · 2.0 km · Congaree National Park

River Trail

2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Congaree National Park

Palmetto Trail: Boyd Passage

11 mi · 18 km · South Carolina

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