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🚵♀️🌲 MTB EXPLORE THE TRAIL DAY! 🌲🚵♂️Sunday Bike Club is hitting the road!
Come explore Harbison State Forest in Columbia, South Carolina, on Sunday, October 25, 2026!
We’re taking the crew on a full-day MTB adventure through one of South Carolina’s most popular mountain biking destinations. Harbison offers approximately 20–25 miles of interconnected multi-use singletrack, forest roads, roots, rocks, climbs, descents and beautiful Broad River views. 🌳🚵♀️
📍 Harbison State Forest
5600 Broad River Road
Columbia, SC 29212
🚗 Travel from Augusta, GA: approximately 1 hour 45 minutes–2 hours each way, depending on traffic.
💰 Parking: $5 per vehicle for a daily parking pass. Passes are available at the parking-area kiosks. (Friends of Harbison State Forest)
🌲 TRAILS TO EXPLORE
🟢 Learning Trail — Easy
~0.7 mi • Educational loop around the Environmental Education Center. Hiking-focused.
🟢 Discovery Trail — Easy
Short educational trail with displays about the forest and wildlife. Primarily hiking.
🟢 Eagle Trail — Easy
~0.8 mi • Short wooded trail. Hiking-focused.
🔵 Crooked Pine — Moderate
~1 mi • Singletrack with hard-packed dirt, rocky sections and small boardwalks. (SCTrails)
🔵 Firebreak — Moderate
~4 mi • One of Harbison’s main MTB access trails with climbs, descents, roots and rocks. (SCTrails)
🔵 Midlands Mountain — Moderate
~3.4 mi • Ridge climb followed by descents toward the river. A more challenging option bypasses the river bottom. (Great Runs)
🔵 Stewardship — Moderate
~3.4 mi • Rolling terrain, wooded singletrack and access toward Broad River overlooks. (Great Runs)
🔴 Spider Woman II — Difficult
~2.2 mi • Narrow singletrack, steep sections, tight turns, rocks, roots and a natural rock garden. This one will test your technical skills! (SCTrails)
🔴 Lost Creek — Difficult
~4.5–6 mi depending on mapping/source • Tight, twisting singletrack with roots, rocks and short steep dips. (Experience Columbia SC)
🚵♀️ OUR PLAN
We’ll build a 20–25 mile ride using the interconnected trails and forest roads, with the exact route adjusted based on group ability, trail conditions and what everyone wants to explore.
This is an exploration ride, not a race! We’ll regroup, enjoy the scenery, tackle some technical sections and have FUN. 🤘
Difficulty: Intermediate MTB ride with optional difficult/technical sections.
Bring:
💧 Plenty of water/electrolytes
🥪 Lunch/snacks
🛠️ Spare tube + repair kit
⛑️ Helmet — required
🧤 Gloves recommended
☀️ Weather-appropriate clothing
⚠️ Important: Harbison is a multi-use trail system, so we’ll share the trails with hikers, runners and other riders. Trail conditions can change, especially after rain. Check trail status before leaving Augusta. The forest asks visitors to stay off trails when they’re wet to prevent damage. (Friends of Harbison State Forest)
🔥 Sunday Bike Club — Explore. Ride. Adventure. Repeat.
Who’s ready to load up the bikes and explore Harbison with us?! 🚵♀️🌲🔥
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