1.7 miles
Distance
50 ft
Climb
-103 ft
Descent
00:10:40
Avg time

Cowasee Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Poinsett State Park
    Sumter, South Carolina
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Green (1 vote)
  • Blaze Color
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Jan-Dec
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #36217 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #58480 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2016
  • Land Owner
    https://southcarolinaparks.com/poinsett

The fourth trail completed in early 2016, the teal blazed Cowasee is a twisty trail of about 1.7 miles that bypasses the Scout/Palmetto Trail doubletrack. It begins near the parking lot at TS 31. It ends where the Whippoorwill trail begins at TS 29. The counterclockwise direction (TS 29-31) is a mostly gradual downhill for much of the trail. The Cowasee is now also used to access the Campbell Pond trail on Manchester State Forest. Follow the Cowasee until you see TS 38 with “Campbell Pond” in black lettering and turn left onto Campbell Pond trail. (You must have a permit to ride bikes on MSF property) Permits can be purchased here: https://www.scfc.gov/state-forests/manchester-state-forest

Access Info

From the parking lot, head north to TS 31 and turn right onto the teal blazed Cowasee trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cowasee mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -53 ft
  • Altitude min
    124 ft
  • Altitude max
    212 ft
  • Altitude start
    177 ft
  • Altitude end
    125 ft
  • Grade
    -0.6%
  • Grade max
    -9.3%
  • Grade min
    6.4%
  • Distance climb
    1,722 ft
  • Distance down
    4,216 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,805 ft
  • Avg time
    00:10:40
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:13
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on Apr 1, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.38 (7 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Cowasee Trail Reports

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      Apr 1, 2025 @ 10:18am
      Apr 1, 2025
      		 When I rode here on Saturday, there was a tree down in the section between Whippoorwill and scout.
      Jan 15, 2024 @ 7:44am
      Jan 15, 2024
      Apr 4, 2021 @ 12:43pm
      Apr 4, 2021
      		 reporter tree removed
      Feb 27, 2021 @ 10:03am
      Feb 27, 2021
      		 reporter tree cleared
      Nov 13, 2019 @ 4:16pm
      Nov 13, 2019
      		 reporter Small tree 6-8" Cleared by Steve T.
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