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Hike Name: Harbison State Forest - The Learning Trail
Country: United States
State / Region: South Carolina
Nearby Town: Columbia
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Directions: From Columbia, take I-26 toward Spartanburg and exit after five miles onto Piney Grove Road. Turn right heading eastbound on Piney Grove Road for one mile. Then turn left onto Broad River Road and head northbound. This is also known as U.S. Highway 176. Harbison State Forest is about one mile on your right.
Total Hike Distance: .70 miles
Hike Difficulty: Easy
Permit Required: No
Hike Starts: Education Center Office
Hike Ends: Education Center Office
Trails Used: Learning Trail
Hike Type: Roundtrip, Loop Hike
Back Country Campsites: No
Back Country Water Sources: None
Management: State Forest Service
Contact Information: Harbison State Forest
5500 Broad River Road
Columbia, SC 29212
803-896-8890
www.state.sc.us/forest
Best Season: Winter, Spring, Fall
Users: Hikers, Dogs
Hike Summary: The Learning Trail at Harbison State Forest is an easy loop hike that starts at the Education Center and winds past some outdoor classrooms and a small vernal pond. It is marked with interpretive signs and surrounded by prescribed forest burns which are documented and described as part of the classroom setting. Some other notes:

- the park has nice facilities and well marked trails
- prescribed burning seemed to be a big theme around the Harbison Environmental Educational Center
- there are a variety of trails here ranging from 0.4 miles to 5.8 miles, so lots of options for hikers
- there are no overnight accommodations (or isn't any backcountry camping to my knowledge)
- the other trails to the Broad River look interesting
Road Conditions: Primary Paved Roads, Secondary Paved Roads, Maintained Gravel or Dirt Roads


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