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Summary: The King Snake Trail explores a remote part of Congaree National Park. The trail offers excellent birdwatching, and hikers may spot deer, raccoons, opossums, and even bobcat tracks. Midway, the trail passes a large cypress-tupelo slough that seems to go on forever. On the other side of the trail, giant cherrybark oaks stand at near-record size. The trail is not a loop although it can be hiked out and back. The trail ends on oakridge trail which is still a two mile hike back to the visitor center. Trailhead: Take exit #5 off I-77. Follow signs to the park entrance, (approximately 15 miles). The Kingsnake trailhead is east of the park entrance on South Cedar Creek road at the marked canoe put-in. (Lat:33.8203 Lon:-80.7878) Trail Guides for Kingsnake Trail: Best Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter, User Groups: Hikers, Ranger Contact: National Park Service Localhikes Reporter: This hike was submitted by Leo Rose Trail Reviews Submit your own review 
Reviewed by Marcus Sizemore on 10/19/2009 I hiked this in early October and loved it! No annoying, trashy people ever go on this trail so it was clean and very well maintained. If the park allowed bikes I would definitely try to bike this one too. We had no problems with mosquitoes at all. I did have 1 run-in with 3 wild boars but they kept their distance and did not cause me any trouble. I did not hike this one down and back...instead we shuttled 2 cars and it ended up being about 6 miles since we started on the Congaree Bluffs trail. The 11.1 miles is a little misleading since this trail is not a loop and nowhere on the Congaree NP literature does it mention the the one-way distance is approximately 6 miles or even which trails to take to get there/how far, etc.
Reviewed by John S. on 10/19/2008 I hiked this trail in summer with high humidity, warm temperatures, and lots of bugs. Mosquitoes were in clouds and large spiders in the little used trail made the use of trekking poles mandatory, to clear the trail of webs as you walked. Halfway through the trail I ended up in the middle of a group of about a dozen wild boars, with the large leader quite agressive until I scared him with my poles and noise. I'd like to hike this trail again in the winter when the environment will probably be more hospitable, but it was still interesting. Notice: Traveling in the backcountry can be hazardous. You are responsible for informing yourself about these hazards and taking necessary precautions. Information on this web site comes from volunteer reporters and may contain errors or omissions. A current guidebook and proper equipment are essential for safe enjoyment of the hikes posted on this site. Keys: South Carolina Hiking, South Carolina Trails, South Carolina Hikes, Richland County Hiking, Richland County Trails, Richland County Hikes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||