Table Rock (4-16-13)
Read MoreTable Rock-Pinnacle Mountain Trail Junction
Less than a half mile in is the first major trail junction. The Pinnacle Mountain Trail (which can also be used to ascend Table Rock, although it's 3-miles longer) breaks left while the Table Rock Trail goes right. The Pinnacle Mountain Trail is also the eastern end of the Foothills Trail which heads west from here, across the upcountry of South Carolina, for around 77-miles...
Governor's Rock
Governor's Rock provides a nice taste of things to come and opens up views to the north and west which the cliffs of Table Rock don't provide. Here, the two South Carolina summits which exceed Table Rock in height are visible...Pinnacle Mountain (3,425') is closer to the left while Sassafras Mountain rises in the distance to a state high point of 3,533'...
Tim Truemper
on November 15, 2018The Ann Frank quote really punctuated the post of this hike which remains on my to-do list