Here are some photos of the trail starting from Table Rock State Park running towards
Oconee State park. These will be updated reguarlarly.

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Nature Center at Table Rock Trailhead

 

Observation Deck at Table Rock Trailhead

 

   

 

Start of Table Rock Trail


Table Rock Near Start

 

 

View from Bald Knob


   

Sassafras Mountain

 

 

Stairs Decending to US 178

 

Laurel Valley Road After Crossing HWY 178

 

Laurel Valley Road Leading to Parking Area


Laurel Valley Parking Area

 

 


Steps Climbing Away From Parking Lot

   

Bear Print On Trail In Laurel Valley



Winter View of Eastatoe Gorge


1st Nice Water Source Into Laurel Valley


Man made wooden footbridge


One of several bridges crossing Laurel Fork Creek


Virginia Hawkins Falls


Signage near Laurel Falls


Laurel Falls Overlook

 

Rock wall near Laurel Falls

 

Slick rock creek crossing at the top of long climb from Laurel Falls

   

Rock Creek Bridge before Lake Jocassee


 

Rock Creek Before Steps At Canebrake & Jocassee

 

Rock Creek Before Steps At Canebrake & Jocassee

 

Trail following fire road before steep descent to Jocassee


Steps leading up to Heartbreak Ridge


Heartbreak Ridge Steps

 

Next Two Photos : Heartbreak Ridge Steps





 

The Famous "Bench" at the tail-end of Heartbreak Ridge!  

   

Enjoying a rest on the "Bench"

   

Another shot of the "Bench"

 

Steps after crossing Toxaway River Bridge 

 

 

Signage at Lake Jocassee


Canebrake Boat Access Area


Signage Before Leaving Gorges State Park


Climbing out of Canebrake Leaving Gorges State Park


Bridge Near Bear Creek Area


Stairs down to Horsepasture River


View From Horsepasture River Bridge

 

Getting water from Horsepasture River during time of drought


View of Horsepasture River

 

Horsepasture River Bridge From Below

 

Water source past Bearcamp Creek Area


 

Trail at the Base of Whitewater Falls - Cross on Bridge and Boulder Scramble

 

 

Climb Up From Whitewater River


 

Gravel Parking Lot On Whitewater Falls Road

 

   

Enter Trail from Whitewater Falls Road

   

Eager Crew for an FHT Run!

 

 

Climbing up towards Round Mountain


Switchbacks begin away from Whitewater Falls area


Overlook above Whitewater Falls towards Bad Creek

 

Sloan Bridge Access

  

Fish Hatchery In Snow


Past Burrell's Ford Along Chattooga River

 

 

Western Terminus Of Trail At Oconee State Park


Chad Henderson FHT Finish!

 

Mark Hickman FHT Finish!

 

 

 

Jason Sullivan and Viktor Trukov FHT Finish!

 

 

Mark Lundblad's Amazing FHT FKT Finish!

 

  

Lester Farmer's FHT Finish!


 

The Smokey White Devil

 

Hodukavich with his FHT Double Finisher Award!

 

Doug Robinson's FHT Finish!


 

Viktor Trukov's FHT Finish!

 

 

Angela (Merrill) Brown & Mike Riggins' FHT Finish!


 


 

Chattooga River Night Run Finish

   

Sarah Fraser, Matt Fraser, Brad Kee, & John Kelley Finish

   

All Smiles after Finish!

   

Post-run Celebration FHT Style!

 

Charles' FHT Finish

  

Psyche Loves the FHT!

  
Jon's FHT Finish

 

Jon and Genevieve

 

Jon Gets His Wallet

Kimani, Shane, and Mosi


Rest break along the trail


Mosi and Kimani Finish!

Typical FHT trail at night


Endless stairs



Be prepared to drink out of streams


Tim Waz relaxes after his FHT Finish!

 

Pictures from the 12/31/15 FHT Run

December 30th - 31st, 2015 - Assisted by Pace Running of Travelers Rest, South Carolina with Denise Bryson and Dave Milliman and with the amazing support of Kari Hill and Robin Woodworth-Walter. Special thanks to Lester Farmer and Eddie Posey as well as the Foothills Trail Conference for the support and advocacy of this great jewel of the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Western Carolinas. Runners included Bill Linn, Kelly Sobey and Christopher Ferland. Finishers were Shannon Howell, Zachary Chastain and Chuck Damman with a time of 31 hours and 7 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 (Below) Nancy Muir, Matt Flege, and Stacey Sarber doing the FHT!