Palmetto Trail: Peak to Prosperity Passage

We began our bike trip at the trailhead closest to the major bridge crossing over the broad river. The trip across the river alone is worth the travel time to the trail. After a week of heavy rain, the first 5 miles of the trail held up well under the rain. We then headed back to to the trailhead to complete our trip. The trail is nice and flat and great for the family to enjoy.

Parking is behind gas station. Pretty easy to see from the road. Nice flat trail. Several access points to the stream/river

Great easy trail for the kids. They played in creeks and we enjoyed a slow lazy day!

The majority of the trail that we were on follow the gravel road.

Great day hike out and back. Actual distance for this passage is 11.1 mi one way. Trail is very rocky as should be expected since it’s an old rail bed. Nice views of several streams and rivers.

great trail for walking. hard underfoot because of the gravel

Great scenic easy trail!!

honestly it's a snoozer after the bridge crossing... it's a old train route so all it means is flat and boring and pretty much straight. to the point that the little dots up ahead are probably people. fun on a mountain bike, boring walk. the bridge view and history is good to see.

Had a fun time walking with family old and young on this trail. Very scenic bridge by the river. Muddy at points because there has been rain recently.

well kept really wide trail. had a great time running on it today.

Very well maintained trail. Beautiful scenery as well. This was a slightly boring run from what I am used to when trail running. It is flat and straight (like a railroad should be), and is the only reason I don’t give it 5 stars. Other than that, excellent trail & run.

I’ve done this trail several times but when I went today it was pretty over grown so therefore there were tons of bugs. We went later in the day so there was no one there which was pretty nice! My favorite part by far is the bridge. You get stunning views of the river.

Good outing, wide and flat trail. Most importantly if you plan to park on the peak side-the directions to the Alston trailhead will bring you to a bridge outage and detour on hwy 213, with a 45 min detour if you go by a navigation app. As an alternate, the Peak Pharmacy has access to the train trellis and Alston trailhead. Navigate to there and save the drive around until the bridge repair is done.

I did the full Peak to Prosperity Trail (and back) this weekend. It was just under 11 miles each way. If you are wanting to stage a car at the Prosperity end, there is a small parking area about a mile short of the end of the trail, at the intersection of the trail and State Road S-36-164 (west corner), near the Mid Carolina (Golf) Club. The driveway is just NNW of the bridge over the trail. There is currently a large tree fallen over the trail maybe 100 yards from the end. There were a fair number of people on the trail, especially later in the day. Mostly hikers, campers, and few cyclists.

I usually hike in the mountains and was looking forward to a good long leg-stretcher on flat ground. This hike was perfect. First thing was I was amazed at how much time I could make on flat ground, especially when I crossed Hope Station Rd in about 75 minutes, which is quite fast for me. Second, the amount of wildlife is amazing. Tons of squirrels and birds, heard hawks screeching overhead, lots of small things skittering off to my side. A Great Blue Heron right after I turned around to walk back. I hiked from Allston, past Pomaria for another mile or so, or a little past where the app goes, so about 15 miles in total. Turned around at the trestle just past a picnic/camping area on the trail and saw the heron in the stream to to left. It was a warm day for February but being a weekday I ran into a pair of cyclists who went by in each direction and then a guy and his dog past Pomaria. A few people have mentioned the gravel from the rail bed but that didn't bother me much. Between mulch over some stretches, leaf and pine needle cover in others and a good pair of boots I found that a non-issue. I'm looking forward to doing the remaining stretch of this to Prosperity when I need another long leg-stretcher. Highly recommend this trail for a change of pace.

Started a 10 mile out and back at Alston Trailhead near the Peak Pharmacy. Wide trail, not technically difficult, flat with numerous bridge crossings. Boardwalk in good shape with a few areas in need of repair; do watch your feet on the bridges. Past peak leaf season today but still very pretty. Next year will try to come a few weeks earlier. Consider stopping at George's Grocery(around mile 6.5 from the start) if you need some refreshment. Watched some YouTube video before going and they are spot on.

Beautiful, straightforward hike. Little to no change in elevation. Tons of spiders, but overall a nice, easy day hike. The bridge is the best part!

Nice walk. Pretty view of the river.

Nice and easy flat trail Did .7 in/out on the prosperity peak trail. Very heavy mosquito population so bring the bug spray! Great little hour hike for me and the 30lb ergo held 18 month old.

fine 15 mile nature ride. wild life. flat grade. good canopy. super quiet and not very trafficked. def will be back when i need a couple hours of quiet riding.

Nice hike with relatively flat grade. Great bridge across Broad River at Peak. Standing in the middle of this bridge over the Broad River is quite possibly worth the trip alone. The aggregate rock of a railroad bed is ever present. Wear good hiking boots if you venture up the trail towards Pomaria.

Awesome trail.

Pros: The first trestle over the river was awesome. Some of the other trestles and old buildings were pretty neat too. It was a very peaceful hike, only seeing 4 other people on the entire trail. A lot of good historical information too. Cons: The rocks were difficult to hike on and many times were unsteady. The first 6.5 miles seemed better kept than the remaining 4.3. Some of the trestles were in disrepair and had many soft boards and holes. The trail just ends at 10.8 miles...so you either have to be picked up at mile 6.5 or hike all the way back...which makes for a long day. The number of spiderwebs on the trail was ridiculous as were the number of ticks (around 25-30 total) I picked off myself and my dog (neither one of us left the trail either!) I probably will not hike this trail again, or if I do, will only hike the first 2-3 mile, after that, it doesn't offer anything really different to see.

We are wanting to bike the full 10.8 miles from Peak to Prosperity but the 10.8 mile mark appears to be in an area with no access. Any information? WE would like to stage a vehicle.

Beautiful trails. My new favorite place!

Nice easy trail for a day hike. The old railroad bridge is cool and the river is always beautiful.

Nice scenic ride but I couldn't find the entire trail, there seems to be more. I'd love to learn more about the trail if anyone has any suggestions.

Easy trail, not very long. Nice scenery