Keowee-Toxaway State Park

Date: Sunday, November 14, 2010
Map: Link
Trails: Natural Bridge, Raven Rock
Distance: 4.0 miles
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Rating: 3 out of 5

After church, I headed up Hwy 133 for a hike at Keowee-Toxaway State Park. It is only a 30 minute drive from our house. I started on the trail about 1:30pm. It was cool, but I decided to wear shorts.

I took both the Natural Bridge and Raven Rock trails in a counter-clockwise direction. This is the way the trail signs seem to direct you, although the last stretch up the Natural Bridge trail returning to the parking lot is very steep. I did skip the short north loop that goes down to the lake, as it is ridiculously steep.

It was a nice hike. I just saw a few people on the Natural Bridge trail, no one at all on the Raven Rock trail. Some leaves were still on the trees, and there was some nice color here and there. I got back to the car around 3:00pm. A very enjoyable hike!