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Upper Sloan Bridge Falls

Oconee County, South Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Oconee County, South Carolina
Access status
Partial guide: steep scramble path; which drop the sources describe is not confirmed
The walk
About 0.3 mile on the Foothills Trail to the first side path, per NC Waterfalls
Ground & access
Narrow trail, then very steep and slippery side paths with roots to hold. The Upcountry South Carolina listing says a close view now needs bushwhacking over storm debris.
NC Waterfalls: Sloan Bridge Falls and Hiker's Peril

Sloan Bridge Falls is a small falls in three sections, about 25 feet in all, on the East Fork of the Chattooga River beside the Foothills Trail in Sumter National Forest. From the south end of the Sloan Bridge Picnic Area lot, follow the Foothills Trail downstream. At about 0.3 mile a steep side path drops to a small cascade; a very short distance farther, a steeper side path leads down to the falls. NC Waterfalls uses the single name Sloan Bridge Falls, and another visitor note uses the name Upper Sloan Bridge Falls for a falls reached by a steep scramble path. Which of these drops matches this listing, and which matches the separate Lower Sloan Bridge Falls listing about 130 m downstream, is not confirmed. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Sloan Bridge Picnic Area, south on the Foothills Trail along the East Fork of the Chattooga River, then a steep side path down to the falls

NC Waterfalls reaches the first steep side path about 0.3 mile from the parking area and a second, steeper side path a very short distance farther. Return the same way.

Narrow trail, then very steep and slippery side paths with roots to hold. The Upcountry South Carolina listing says a close view now needs bushwhacking over storm debris.

Where to start

Sloan Bridge Picnic Area on SC 107, about 0.2 mile north of Wigington Road (SC 413), per NC Waterfalls. The trail starts at the south end of the parking lot.

Timing & water

Glimpses of the falls are possible farther down the Foothills Trail if you skip the side path, per NC Waterfalls.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

Visitor information
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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Oconee County, South Carolina.

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