Travel Inspirations

Biking

From the mountains to the coast, and everything in between, find trails across The Liberty Trail for every biking enthusiast.

States of Interest:
South Carolina
Biking
Lancaster, SC

Andrew Jackson State Park offers paved roads for biking throughout the park.

South Carolina
Biking
McConnells, SC

Located in a 800-acre natural area, bicyclists can enjoy the 0.7 mile Nature Trail and Huck’s Defeat Battlefield Trail. Along with history, you’ll discover the geographical diversity of the Carolina...

South Carolina
Biking
Enoree, SC

Biking the Blackstock Battlefield Passage, part of the Palmetto Trail, visitors will find an undisturbed battlefield from the 1760 Battle of Blackstock. Displays throughout the area show information...

South Carolina
Biking
Gaffney, SC

Bicyclists should wear helmets and other protective gear. Biking is permissible on the Auto Loop Road. Bicyclists must travel in the bicycle lane in the same direction as traffic. Biking is not...

South Carolina
Biking
Huger, SC

Bikers will share this trail with hikers and horses. The moderately easy section of the Palmetto Trail, called the Enoree Passage, is 36 miles long and crosses two major creeks, the Gilders and Indian...

South Carolina
Biking
Blacksburg, SC

Visitors to Kings Mountain State Park may ride bikes on paved roads.

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Exploring History

We invite you to visit the preserved locations along the Liberty Trail and to immerse yourself in the extraordinary events that determined the fate of a nation.
Historic Site |
Pamplico, SC

Located in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina, it was here that Francis Marion signed a treaty with a local Loyalist militia leader, effectively ending hostilities in the area

Historic Site | Historic House
Charleston, SC

This historic house museum was the home of Thomas Heyward, Jr., one of four South Carolina signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Battlefield
Manning, SC

Now under the man-made Lake Marion, British Lieutenant Colonel John Watson and Patriot Brigadier General Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox,” skirmished in Wyboo Swamp near Santee Road.

Battlefield
Hollywood, SC

The Patriots launch a misguided attack on British troops retreating from an aborted raid on Charleston

Battlefield | National Park
Sullivan's Island, SC

The Battle of Sullivan’s Island, fought near the site of today’s Fort Moultrie in June 1776, was the first significant Patriot victory of the Revolutionary War.

Battlefield
McConnells, SC

Huck’s Defeat occurred on July 12, 1780. The battleground is on the site of Historic Brattonsville, a former colonial plantation.

State/County Park | Historic House
McClellanville, SC

This 18th-century plantation home, on the grounds of the Hampton Plantation State Historic Site, served as a place of refuge for Francis Marion who hid here from when British troops.

Historic Site
Pineville, SC

Francis Marion was a skilled military leader during the American Revolutionary War, known for his guerilla tactics and strategic maneuvers in the Southern Campaign. His contributions to the war effort and his enduring legacy as a symbol of American resilience and military ingenuity remain today.

Historic Site | Historic House
Clemson, SC

Built in 1716 for Paul de St. Julien in Berkeley County. The house was later dismantled and moved to Clemson University and functions as a house museum.

Battlefield
Johnsonville, SC

Known as an extremely important ferry crossing in the Colonial Period, Marion fortified this ferry and frequently utilized it to quickly move his troops to lay ambushes

State/County Park | Historic Site
Charleston, SC

Marion Square, named in honor of Francis Marion, is greenspace in downtown Charleston, South Carolina and features remnants of The Hornwork, a large fortification built in 1758 that played a major role in the fight for independence.

Battlefield |
Camden, SC

The Battle of Camden was a devastating defeat suffered by the Americans in the British military offensive in the South.