Comments on: Swamp Rabbit Trail

By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:07:31 +0000

The easiest section to ride is by the children’s park beneath the bridge on Academy (along the Reedy on River Street). You can park there and do a three mile stretch that’s completely flat. It takes you past the new Kroc Center.

Another good place to start is by the softball field at Furman where the big, green rail car is. There’s plenty of parking and a water fountain. From there, you can ride to downtown Greenville and back.

Since it’s a rails to trails project, it’s really flat and easy to ride. The wife and I recently went from Cleveland Park to Traveler’s Rest and back, a total of 23 miles, without hurting too bad.

By: Phyllis Gilreath

Phyllis Gilreath — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:01:11 +0000

Hi Chad…just ran across this looking for historic info on the old railroad line. I’m still trying to get Jim to ride the trail with me….we’re sort of ‘new’ to biking, having not done it in many years. Where do you start in Greenville if you want to ride to TR?

By: Bryan McAvoy

Bryan McAvoy — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:37:35 +0000

Thanks for the reply. Just today I saw an article in the latest issue of Go Magazine that talked about the trail:

http://www.gomagsc.com/september-2009-swamp.php

They say the paved part on the north end of the trail runs for about 5 miles. Either way, that’s enough for a good run. The article also states that the county is waiting on a wetlands permit before completing work on the part just northwest of the city of Greenville. Previously I’d heard the delay was related to the construction of some special bridges, but this is probably more creditable.

Either way it’s a great trail, though it sure seems narrow to be part of the route for major road races.

By: Chad

Chad — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:52:27 +0000

I think it was about three miles to Furman, but I don't have a cycle computer. We just parked in a gravel lot across the street from the hospital (about a mile past Sunrift Adverntures) and got on the trail. I wouldn't venture past that brier patch on the downtown trail either. At some point, the Fountain Inn section of the trail will connect with downtown. Hopefully, the completion of the Kroc Center in that area will gentrify the neighborhood and make it a little less less "get me out of here before dark." Right now it's kind of like this.

By: Bryan McAvoy

Bryan McAvoy — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:13:19 +0000

Thanks for post this writeup and pictures. I live a little south of Greenville, so getting to this part of the trail is a bit of a drive. However, I’d be really interested in running it if there is a 4 or 5 mile stretch that’s complete enough to run on. Do you have any idea how far you went from TR down to Furman? Heck, even three miles would be nice. I know that the trail does end in a gnarly looking brier patch at the Greenville city limits. I definitely don’t want to run through THAT! Ha!