Wadmalaw Island Loop
Loop Through a Historic Sea Island ( Wadmalaw Island ): Just 20 minutes from downtown Charleston , the agrarian island of Wadmalaw still exists much as it has for a century . Liberia Rd . ( SC 68 ) allows bicyclists to ride a 9.8 mile loop , or continue down Bears Bluff Rd . another 4.3 miles to White Point Landing and the confluence of the Wadmalaw and Edisto Rivers . Directions from Charleston : Take Hwy 17 S and bear left toward Folly Beach . Cross bridge , take a right onto Maybank Hwy ./ SC 700 . Continue across James Island , cross a bridge , continue straight across Johns Island . Once on Wadmalaw , drive 2.5 miles to parking at Maybank and Bears Bluff Rd .
Lake Moultrie Ride
For 26 miles , the Palmetto Trail skirts the banks of Lake Moultrie following a wide dike that ’ s often immediately along the shore . The packed dirt trail is flat which allows for any great family ride for all levels of riders . The final 3 miles at the trail ’ s western end passes through a pine forest , including a boardwalk and bridge over a creek . Primitive campsites with hand-operated water pumps are near the Diversion Canal trailhead and two spots in or near the Sandy Beach Wildlife Management Area . There is another primitive campsite 1.8 miles after leaving the Bonneau Beach community at General Moultrie Rd . Directions from Charleston : To start at the eastern trailhead , take exit 199B ( Hwy 17A ) off I-26 W to Moncks Corner . Pass through town and bear left onto Hwy 52 . Continue 3.6 miles to Canal Recreation Area . To reach the western end , continue 13 more miles past the eastern trailhead on Hwy 52 and turn left on Hwy 45 . In 10 miles , the trail crosses at the bridge over the Diverson Canal between Lakes Marion and Moultrie .
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