Backpacking the Foothills Trail in NC and SC | Waterfalls and Rivers Galore!
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- The Foothills Trail is a 76-mile National Recreation Trail in South and North Carolina, for hiking and backpacking. It extends from Table Rock State Park to Oconee State Park.
I hiked this trail in late December in 3 nights and 4 days. A very difficult trail but absolutely beautiful! Full of amazing views, rivers, waterfalls and campsites.....one of my all time favorites!
Not only does the Foothills Trail offer a superior hiking experience, Backpacker magazine rated it as “one of the best long trails [fifty plus miles] in the country" ...
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Thank you for doing this Jim Simpson is my absolute best friend and it broke my heart when he lost Charlie
I remember him mentioning you when I was at his home. That was a shuttle I will never forget. RIP Charlie.
I’m the one who painted the Mural on his wall.
@@nancyg58 It was beautiful by the way!
Nancy Gentry Hi Nancy, I’m so sorry about Charlie 😢 Jim put on a brave face, but I’m sure he was devastated 😔
Can you please tell me how to contact Jim for his shuttle ride service? I don’t really understand why his contact information wasn’t included with the video.
I bought a pocket rocket 2 but I may buy one of Jim’s alcohol stoves and compare.
I haven’t used the MSR stove yet. Just now buying all my gear to start backpacking.
There will be lots of trial and error while learning but I’m super excited!! My dog and I hike all the time!! 🐩😊
Stephanie, if you go to foothills trail.org and click on the trail option it will take you to the shuttle option where Jim’s name is listed. Here it is for you: Volunteer Shuttles:
To email shuttle drivers click “email” by their name.
Mike Despeaux: 864-859-8468
Jim Simpson “Taz”: 864-431-0447 or email him
Heyward Douglass: 864-888-7483 or email him
Jami Rivers 864-293-4376 or email him
Nancy Carkhuff 864-944-1940 or email her
Jim Langston 864-933-7867 or email him
You get the prize! For the hiker, who endured the most challenges!
Pretty unbelievable what you had to overcome but you did it like a champ!
Yeah, I picked a pretty bad time to do the Foothills Trail...I definitely plan to go back and hike it again soon!
Thanks for bringing us along. I always enjoy your hikes.
Thank you! It was a great hike for sure!
Excellent job sharing your hike. Thank you. I just added this hike to my bucket list
Thanks for checking out the video! Its a great trail!
Very good video ! Loved those drone shots ! Nice weather. Thanks fir sharing your adventure 😀
Thank you Ina, glad you enjoyed it! It was an amazing adventure for me!
Great video! I like the way you showed the bad as well as the good! A wake up call for those that think what you do is easy. Congrats to a backpacking trip well done!
Thank you Rick! There was plenty of bad on this one, but the good still won out, lol.
Great video. My next planned hike for my 45th.
The foothills Trail was an awesome hike, I would love to go back there again someday, especially around the Burroughs Ford area and the Chattooga river. Happy 45th!
Happy birthday brother! You beasted it! Glad I was finally able to get to this one.
Thanks Tim, I appreciate the comment!
Great choice for a hike. Adding it to my list for this year. Thank you for the video. You did great covering those miles with the short days of Winter and the conditions. Beautiful river.
Its a great trail to have on your list for sure! Thanks!
Amazing trail, Jason! Loved this one!
Thanks Lance, I appreciate that!
Love Table Rock! Looks like you had a great time!
Thanks Josh! Definitely will have to go back and check out Table Rock, Pinnacle and Stool Mtn!
Great video as always! Looks like an awesome trail!
Love hiking in the Carolina's! Thanks!
Outstanding Jason. You’re videos are tremendous, really enjoyed this trip video
Glad you enjoyed it! Its a pretty amazing trail, and should be on everyone's list that lives in the East if you like rivers and waterfalls! Thanks Andy and Kevin!
❤️❤️Rest In Peace Charlie❤️❤️ the truest friends we will ever have... thanks for sharing another fabulous show 🍺🍺🥓🍦cheers.
Its always hard to say goodbye to our pets, especially when you've hiked with them for 14 years! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Happy Belated Birthday! My family and I just attempted the Foothills Trail just a few weeks ago. I am happy to say that all those blow downs have been cleared! I think they would have quit a lot sooner if we had to deal with those obstacles! Thank you for sharing your adventure! I can not wait for our 2nd attempt next year.
Sorry you didn't get to see the entire trail this year, hope you all can finish next time...it is an awesome trail! Those blowdowns about got me lost a few times trying to navigate around them!
Happy birthday buddy and happy new year. Congrats on the longest yet. Beautiful place. Site 3 next to the T river was beautiful. Gonna have to get down there. Appreciate you taking us. You deserve that steak.
Thanks Goat! I could have camped by that river for a week i think! The steak was amazing, by the way!
I bet you could. Looked nice. I’m sure that steak was. Take care man.
Just found your video, very informative and down to earth. We are wanting to do this trail this fall. Thanks so much!!
Awesome, thanks guys! I’m hoping to do the AT in 2025 and will definitely stop at your hostel!
Awesome - we look forward to having you! We were trying to do the Foothills in January, but it was just too cold and rainy and now our hostel is open. Can’t believe all the blow downs you had! What a pain. - Chica
Really, really well done, Jason. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us. New subscriber!
Thanks so much PatJ61! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video man. Hitting those bigger miles even with all the blowdowns.....👊👊👊
Thanks man! Love the challenge of going for the big miles, and the blowdowns definitely added to the challenge!
Can't wait to go!! I'll be going around March.
That should be a great time to go! I'm jealous!
Beautiful trip, just slow down and enjoy! Thanks for sharing! Oh, the Chattooga only goes to a class IV, so it wouldn’t be too bad. Just enough to be exciting!!
I don’t like slow...get bored too easy, I’m more into ultra running now 😁 The Chattooga is an awesome River, by far my favorite section!
Hello Jason, I am sorry you had to deal with all the blowdowns on the trail. The timing was terrible. In one night the trail was demolished. As of now the trail is about 95% cleared. Here is playlist of 3 videos showing our awesome volunteers clearing the trail.
czcams.com/play/PLFwYgUwCM9Cgi0WUwANtbOduqG2yaMKRH.html
Cool seeing you out on the Whitewater/Bad Creek trail yesterday! Nice video of your foothills trail hike.
Hey you found my channel! It was nice meeting you guys! If I'm ever down that way for a hike again I'll shoot you a message.
Jason that would be great man. Check out my instagram, anseitz and Facebook @CChickenOutfitters
Amazing hike, really enjoyed watching
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! The Foothills Trail is one of my all time favorites!
@@jasonwish- were you at all fearful when you couldn't find the blazes? Or you had a GPS or mapping with you. Because that one section looked impassable.
Only got lost once for about ten minutes but it would’ve been a lot worse without a GPX file and a map. I was able to follow the track and stay pretty close to the trail.
Taz is an awesome guy. He gave us a shuttle ride during our Foothills hike and one of his stoves. That thing puts out a beast of a flame.
He does a great job on those stoves, not to mention helping to keep the roads clean of litter!
Really enjoyed this one. I love long mileage trips might have to do one soon. Your filming and editing is awesome man keep it up.
Thanks Jason, wish you could have made this one....it was some great conditioning for sure.
Great video. We are hitting it in September and are pumped.
Thanks Dan! That should be a great time of the year to be on that trail, enjoy!
really great vid man. Crazy how much blow down there was. I can imagine how frustrating that would be when your trying to bust out high miles!
Bryce Newbold very frustrating! But still an amazing trip! Thanks Bryce!
Good video. Nice hike.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for saying what state lol I hate when vloggers say the state park or trail and never say where it’s at !
You are welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Awesome!
Thanks!
@@jasonwish- Wow man, thanks for the reply. I recently moved to SC by the coast. I am wanting to get into backpacking, so I'm a total green horn. I'm watching tons of backpacking videos to get a feel of the hobby. Your video help me get a better idea of what the area has to offer. The trail looked fun to hike. I would really enjoy seeing some waterfalls personally. Do you have any favorite trails to hike? Also I would love to see a video on your preferred gear. Just last night I discovered the Guthook app. To my surprise there is a 6mile trail nearby where I live called "The Hulk". I'm going to walk it soon to see how my body deals with it. I am 43yo, in average shape, but don't want to push my limits quite yet until I get a little more experience. My goal is to do some Smokey Mnt Trails.
@@beastie2488 so cool that you are getting into hiking/backpacking...its a great way to stay in shape as we age, I'm 46. I can't think of any trails in SC right off hand but you should definitely check out Cashiers, Saphire, Highlands, Toxaway Lake, and especially Gorges State Park. These places are just North of the SC border and absolutely loaded with amazing waterfalls! Happy to help out if have any further questions. I have a video called "Seeking Waterfalls" that highlights a few of them. czcams.com/video/tXCh_UQd_-A/video.html
Great video, you killed that trail. Awesome job
It about killed me at times, lol! Thanks man!
Great video, hope to do this trail myself in the near futher.
It was one of my favorite trails all time. Thanks!
Great overall hike and glad to have you in our backyard. We are working on some videos of the area with some great hiking and waterfalls and hope to post a video every week or two. Let us know when you come back to the area.
You certainly have some great hiking and waterfalls in that area! I do plan to come back and spend some more time there for sure.....love the N. and S. Carolina mountains!
Looked like a trip to add to the list.....after they clear the trail. Haha Very cool hike my friend.
Jeremy, I had no idea the blow downs could have been so bad! But made for a hike I'll never forget for sure!
@@jasonwish- great job pushing thru it!!!
Very nice hike. Thinking about doing part of the Foot Hills Trail Thanksgiving 2019.👍
Senior Hiker 77 Thanks so much! It’s a great trail and I would love to go back again Some day! I would be sure to include the section along the Chattooga river and stay at Burroughs Ford campground for at least one night that area was beautiful!
The Flatrock campsite you passed on day one is part of a campsite improvement project we are doing. Our goal is to have 18 campsites just like it. We have five completed as of now with four more planned in the summer. We want each to have benches, fire ring with grate, sign post, and bear bag cable. Here is a playlist of some of the campsite rehabs we have done so far....
czcams.com/play/PLFwYgUwCM9Cip6vlZmfiBS8xazDxHFBos.html&disable_polymer=true
Glad to hear more campsites like Flatrock are going in! I wanted to stay there really bad! Hopefully the guide books and maps will be updated with this info. Thanks!
@@jasonwish- The newest official Foothills Trail map has them and will be out soon. The official FHT guidebook will have them when we do the next printing in probably 2 years. The un-official versions may never have them.
Awesome! your video has inspired me to Thru hike this trail soon! Just subbed
Great! So glad I was able to inspire you! The foothills Trail is awesome, I can’t wait to get back down there myself someday. Cool channel name by the way 😁
Jason Wish - Wishwell Farms hey thanks for watching! If you make it Georgia, there are several great places to hike and explore! Cheers!
That snail was moving about as slow as I do on the trail 😂 Great Video man!
LOL! You probably would have slipped and/or fell about a dozen times too 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks Josh!
Wow. What a great misadventure!! Sorry to hear about Taz’s dog. I can’t believe you were hiking in shorts in the snow. It must have warmed up. Glad you didn’t get hurt when you slipped on the bridge. I can’t believe that other bridge cost 1.6 million. Neat suspension bridge though. I learned about using the smart water bottle with my sawyer from Evans backpacking. It’s much easier when you’re on the go. I think I hear a pig, so you might have been on the right section. Lol. Looks like you had a great trip.
Thanks for tuning in Scott! I learn something new every time I'm on the trail. I'm a shorts guy anytime its above 40, lol. It was a great trip despite its challenges.
Absolutely beautiful like you got there thank you for showing I mean this is absolutely beautiful and I'm sorry about the man's dog it's a shame
Made for a very memorable hike for sure! Thanks for watching!
Sweet hike. Hope that steak was great. You earned it.
Yes it was, thanks Tammy!
Ole Charlie is sorely missed. I never saw Jim without him.
I've heard many stories about him since my thru hike there....I know he was a great companion!
awesome
Thanks so much!
Good job. A big group of us are heading out tomorrow to clean up some of those blow downs. It takes time to remove that much crap from a trail for sure.
Great! Thanks for all you do for the trail....I'm sure it's more appreciated than you know!
Enjoyed the video. If you make it back to Burrells Ford take a fishing rod. I've hauled a bunch of trout from that area.
Definitely plan to go back someday with my wife and hopefully catch some trout! Thanks Chuck!
🙌
Another great video adventure. I'm planning on hiking this trail the first week of March. Any advice for this trail? Also, what camera do you use and what pack is that you carry?
This is a great trail! Table Rock was a more difficult start and a more beautiful area and Oconee would be an easy start or finish and much more plain section of the trail, once you leave the Chattooga River. For me, I wanted to end my hike with a stay at Burrels Ford Campground along the Chattooga, which was about 17 miles from the finish, and absolutely amazing! There is also an amazing camping area near the newly built suspension bridge that has picnic tables and firerings near heartbreak hill. I would recommend the Scott Lynch pocket guide book and the AntiGravityGear pocket map as well. I use a cannon G7X mark 2 and actually ordering the newer version, mark 3, today, as my mark 2 is starting to give me some issues. The pack I took on the FHT is the Zpacks Arc Haul and on the ST it was the Lite AF Curve 35. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Nice video. With the white blazes, is this part of the AT?
Thanks Kelly! The white blazes are not the AT, just the FHT or possibly another trail that runs with it for a bit.
If it was warm I'd sure try the river in the talon you talked about at 33:10
The video did not do justice to how roaring that river was in spots.....at least a 5 foot drop! It would have turned me into "pelican" food for sure, lol!
I did a lot of aerial firefighting on table rock in 2016. Can confirm that there has been smoke on those mountains
Sounds like a cool job
Congratulations on your thru-hike. Was it easier or harder than you expected?
It was about what I expected, but the blow downs, the snow, and the short days certainly made it much more difficult than it should have been. Thanks Joe!
Subscribed!!! It looks like a perfect time of year for that area! When did you do this hike?
Thanks! It was Dec. 17-20. The week prior was cold, rainy and windy, so I just watched the forcast and since I was flexible I made sure to go when the weather settled down.
Awesome hike and video! I've completed the FHT in two sections but am thinking about going back in December 2019 to do a thru. Would be the same time frame as your hike - late Dec/early January. If you remember, how much daylight did you have? What times were sunrise/sunset? Thanks, again congrats on the hike.
It was a great time to be on that trail especially if you dislike heat and humidity like me. I can't remember for sure on the sunrise but I believe it was close to 7:30 or 7:45 or so and sunset was very early, around 5:30. That's the only problem for me when hiking in early winter, the nights come so quickly. Thanks for watching and commenting and I hope you enjoy your hike!
@@jasonwish- Thanks for they reply! You confirmed what I thought the times would be.
Hi Jason! We are looking at doing this trail in mid May this year. Any advice, tips, or suggestions you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!
When I was researching the trail I could not decide on which end to start at: table rock is a much more difficult start and much more scenic that would make for an easier finish. The last 15 miles to Oconee are very boring and mostly flat but just before that is the Chattooga river and Burroughs Ford campground which are absolutely amazing! I would just suggest researching the foothills Trail Facebook page because there is a wealth of information on there and any question you have will get answered quickly. Make sure you have Some sort of GPS device and even one of the little pocket maps which will show many of the details for water and campsites. Hope this helps!
@@jasonwish- Thank you! We were debating which direction to go and were thinking we would start at Tablerock to get the hard stuff over first!! We will definitely checkout the FB page. Thanks so much!!!
Jason Wish - Wishwell Farms that helps a lot!! Thanks so much!
Great video. I did 26 miles with the creekchicken outdoors guys and we enjoyed every min. Go check it out. We had to name drop you in the video because we got to meet taz while on trail and had to remember where we knew him from(this video). Keep up the great work.
Woodall Shoals was where much of the movie was filmed.
Interesting!
Question...How much does it cost approx..for the shuttle (just and idea)?
Just give Taz, Jim Simpson, a call......I think it was $60 maybe, I can't remember for sure, and it was just a suggested cost I believe, not a firm price....some probably pay him less and some more.
@@jasonwish- Awesome! Thanks ;)
👍🏼👍🏼 awesome !! you should check el camino de Santiago un Spain if u haven’t done yet
Thanks Monica! Yes, I am aware of the Camino...if I'm ever over seas I will certainly consider it!
Jason Wish - Wishwell Farms I feel bad now, I was listening to that Dixie girl and I had no idea there was some kind of rivalry between those two trails but I still think even though the experience is different hiking out planet and meeting new people is the best experience no matter where. 🙂
I knew Dixie had done it recently but I was unaware of the rivalry you mentioned.
I've heard that the yellow blaze on the Foot Hills Trail is for the Pinnacle Trail, any idea which trail the green blaze is for?
That's a great question but I'm not sure, let me see if I can find out b/c I'm curious as well.
Just found out that it is the Chatooga Trail which takes you to Lick Log Falls. This is an approx 11 mile spur trail that connects the FHT to the 115 mile Bartram Trail...glad I looked this up since I'm doing the Bartram Trail this fall.
@@jasonwish- Good stuff, I've never even heard of the Bartram trail. Good to know about.
First....BOOM!!!
You must have been waiting, lol!
Finished watching...awesome hike man!!! The views were killer!!! Way more scenic than the LHHT... the blow downs looked miserable... oh well, at least you beat your own personal record!!!
@@RESTLESSOUTDOORS Thanks man! I edited out most of my complaining....there was plenty of it, lol! But all in all, it was an amazing place. Would love to see it it the summer to enjoy all the rivers. I didn't see any rope swings though 😉
Just finished your amazing journey on the FHT! The amount of blow downs there was insane. Heck of job staying with it and enduring those long miles and go around the debris. My wife and I really enjoyed it. Especially all of the waterfalls. She also said man he has a good camera. She didn’t realize you were the same person we were watching yesterday lol. Great stuff man! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 Hope you got that juicy steak
I had no idea what I was getting myself into on those blow downs! I've heard that they are still getting cleaned up!! Love my g7x! The steak was awesome! Thanks Jeremiah!
I’m going to do this in March.
I have not finished your vid yet but I will. My question so far. Do u just get water anywhere that you see? Or is there a designated spot to get water? So far I have not seen you get water to filter.
Do you use a gps for this trail?
Great questions! There was water everywhere along this trail in the form of streams and rivers. There are no designated areas with water that I’m aware of so you need to have a filter system with you. The trail was blazed very well but it’s very helpful to have a little pocket map with you to know where the upcoming water sources and campsites are. I would recommend getting on the foothills Trail Facebook page and website to glean information from. I can’t remember the name of the Maps right off hand, just let me know if you need anymore help and I’m happy to advise. If you need a shuttle be sure to reach out to Jim Simpson a.k.a. Taz, he was awesome.
Jason Wish - Wishwell Farms thank you so much for the response. You were amazing I finally finished the video I giggled and laughed the whole time and you weren’t even trying to be funny. Just pure sense of humor. I enjoyed it.
Thank you so much for all the tips. I am going to see this trail in March I’m looking forward to it and nervous at the same time.
Jason Wish - Wishwell Farms - yes I have his number and other shuttle drivers information just in case he will be busy today that I need to go. Thank you so much. I am going to use a GPS app called AllTrails it uses GPS without cell service.I will also get that mini map that you’re talking about thank you
@@outdoorsywannabe1888 I did forget to mention that I also used a GPS app on my phone, Motion X GPS and Gaia....and it saved my but a few times now that I think about it.
SPAM! God love ya...
Nothing wrong with a little bit of meat jelly on the trail every once in a while LOL
Super embarrassing noob question, but here it goes. When you say something like "it's 2 pm and I have 7 1/2 miles left to go," how are you determining that? Are you constantly checking the map, identifying where you are (from surroundings or the shape/ curves of the trail?) and then measuring from there? Or did you make notes on the map before you left like "from here to here is 5 miles?"
That’s ok. There are several ways to know this. Sometimes the trails have mile marker posts, or signs at some intersections with the mileage to the next trailhead or campsite. Another way that I know is by carrying a paper map, which will often show mileage of campsites and trailheads and I always know where I’m at because of the GPS app and watch I use so I always know exactly how many miles I’ve gone and where I am at on the trail.
Thank you, that makes a lot of sense!@@jasonwish-
Banjo music in the background?
Thankfully no!! Just the sounds of the beautiful Chattooga😁
This one is on my bucket list, can't wait to do this trail. Thanks for taking us along.
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Thanks G Man!
Do you think this would be a good trail for a solo female?
I would think so just because this time of year you will encounter many people along the trail including day hikers. However, there will still be remote areas where I'm sure you will be alone many times. To best get your question answered I would suggest asking the Foothills Trail Facebook group....there is a wealth of information on there and I'm sure this topic has been covered before. Happy hiking!
Sorry about your dog
My dog will not get any more shots after the first set. It lasts for a lifetime. It’s poison
Yeah, I think you're right.