Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Map: Link
Trails: Spanish Mount, Forest Loop
Distance: 0.5 miles
Time: about 1 hour
Rating: 2 out of 5
We were at Edisto Beach for the week with the cousins; 5 kids under 5 years old! After a couple of days of beach time, we decided to take the kids out for a different activity. Kerri and I had hiked the trails at Edisto Beach State Park years ago. We settled on a short hike and drove back up Hwy 174 to the park entrance on Tuesday afternoon.
Map: Link
Trails: Spanish Mount, Forest Loop
Distance: 0.5 miles
Time: about 1 hour
Rating: 2 out of 5
We were at Edisto Beach for the week with the cousins; 5 kids under 5 years old! After a couple of days of beach time, we decided to take the kids out for a different activity. Kerri and I had hiked the trails at Edisto Beach State Park years ago. We settled on a short hike and drove back up Hwy 174 to the park entrance on Tuesday afternoon.
There is a $5 per person fee, but at least the kids were free. The Spanish Mount trail leaves from the tree-covered parking lot. It is a wide, flat, sandy path, lined with oak trees at the start. Very soon the Forest Loop trail splits off to the right. This path looks much the same, except maybe there are more pine trees here. After completing the Forest Loop trail, we turned left at the intersection with the Spanish Mount trail and headed back to the car.
The kids really enjoyed looking for trail markers (blazes on the trees) and reading the posted maps. They raced for awhile, but James and Andy soon were riding on shoulders. There are some benches along the way; a good opportunity to take a water / snack break. Despite a little crying, it was a pretty successful outing!
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