Great Hiking Around Summerton, Santee, and Lake Marion, S.C.

When you visit Summerton, Santee, and nearby Lake Marion, you will find many trails to hike throughout the various federal and state parks, swamps, and wildlife refuge areas around the lake. The area is attracting hikers from across the U.S. in ever greater numbers.

Hiking is the preferred term for taking long, vigorous walks on footpaths or trails through the countryside. Thomas West, an English clergyman, popularized the idea of walking for pleasure in his 1778 guide to the Lake District in the United Kingdom (UK).

Check out the following hiking trails around Summerton, Santee, and Lake Marion in South Carolina:

• LakeMarion Passage of the Palmetto Trail (25 miles)
• Santee State Park
• Bike/Hiking (7.5 miles)
• Limestone Nature (1.0 miles)
• Oak Pinolly Nature (1.0 mile)
• Sinkhole Pond Nature (0.5 mile)
• Santee Cooper WMA Nature (1.4 miles)
• Santee National Wildlife Refuge
• Wright's Bluff Nature (1.0 mile)
• Cuddo Unit Bike (8.7 miles)
• Cuddo Unit Walking (3.7 miles)
• Dingle Pond (1.1 miles)
• Woods Bay Natural Area
• Mill Pond Nature (0.9 mile)

Selected Information Sources

• American Hiking Society
• American Trails
• Backpacker Magazine
• Palmetto Conservation Foundation
• South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
• South Carolina Great Outdoors
• South Carolina State Parks - Hiking

Santee National Wildlife Refuge Map of Hiking Trails

* Check out the Summerton SC: Nature & Outdoor Recreation web site.