Edisto Beach State Park

Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Map: Link
Trails: Spanish Mount
Distance: 3.4 miles
Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Rating: 3 out of 5

A day after doing a short hike with the kids, I was back at Edisto Beach State Park by myself, for a longer hike. I headed out in the early afternoon, and I was on the trail at 1:30. My plan was to do just the Spanish Mount trail all the way to the end and come back the same way. It is 1.7 miles one-way.

The trail is a nice, wide, flat, sandy path. It is mostly under thick tree cover. But in one spot it crosses marsh land. The picture at the top of this post shows the boardwalk here. There were lots of little crabs scurrying across the mud and through the grass, making a 'tick, tick' sound. Besides the crabs, I also saw a few lizards on this trail, and a couple of cardinals. And, I had a run-in with some (biting) black ants when I stopped to read one of the posted trail maps.

Past the boardwalk, the trail goes more into palmetto trees (our state tree!). There are several junctions with other short trails along the way. There are nice posted maps at each junction, and there are benches along the way. At the end of the trail, you have reached Scott Creek. There is an interpretive sign here, and a nice new platform that offers great views of the creek and surrounding marsh land, as well as a 4,000 year old shell mound.

I took some pictures, had a snack, and returned the way I came. It was pretty hot, but here it can be much worse. I know it is very buggy on this trail, but I used some Deepwoods OFF and had no trouble. The sand did get in my shoes, which ended up giving me a blister, but I would not have had that problem with my usual hiking boots. A very nice trail and a good hike!