4.7 miles
Distance
557 ft
Climb
-570 ft
Descent
00:27:30
Avg time
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  • USFS
    Land Manager

Deep Step Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Forks Area Trail System (FATS)
    Clarks Hills, South Carolina
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #9557 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #48551 in Trail Running
    • #51880 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    USDA

Many locals have a love-hate relationship with Deep Step. It offers more climbing than the other three southern loops, and many of the climbs are steep. The same whoop-de-doos that are so fun going down become momentum killers while climbing up

However, the blistering fast descents are more than enough of a reward for the climbs.

Deep Step gets its name from a popular fishing hole in the nearby Savannah River.

source: Sorbacsra.org
Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Deep Step multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -10 ft
  • Altitude min
    225 ft
  • Altitude max
    453 ft
  • Altitude start
    265 ft
  • Altitude end
    256 ft
  • Grade max
    -21.3%
  • Grade min
    34.6%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,100 ft
  • Avg time
    00:27:30
  • Avg reverse time
    00:36:38
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on Dec 1, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.53 (7 votes)
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      Deep Step Trail Reports

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      Dec 1, 2024 @ 6:03pm
      Dec 1, 2024
      		 Trails are closed due to hurricane Helene.
      Jul 5, 2024 @ 5:25pm
      Jul 5, 2024
      		 This is the 2nd Tree
      Jul 5, 2024 @ 5:22pm
      Jul 5, 2024
      		 I was on Deep Step on July 4th and there are two trees down on the trail! One is very large.
      Dec 10, 2023 @ 7:33am
      Dec 10, 2023
      		 Great deal of leaf cover partially obscuring rocks and roots. Otherwise in ideal condition
      Jul 2, 2023 @ 4:15pm
      Jul 2, 2023
      		 The trail is nice and dry, but there are a few spots where the grass is starting to get overgrown, especially in the clearings for the powerlines....
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      • Last: May 6, 2017

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      Sep 28, 2020 @ 2:00pm
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      Jul 5, 2024 @ 5:26pm
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      Jul 5, 2024 @ 5:25pm
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      Jun 26, 2022 @ 6:07pm
      Jun 26, 2022

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