Walking America: Travelers Rest South Carolina

We are on our way home from Charleston.  We always try to get an American Volkssport Association (AVA) walk-in while traveling home.  It's something we have been doing now for a couple of years.  They have walks all across the nation so they are not hard to find on there event search link on their website.

Team Wandering Soldier

Just north of Greenville, South Carolina sits this small crossroads, which was a resting and resupply point for settler s headed west over the Appalachian Mountains.  We decided to stop in Travelers Rest for a walk that goes thru the downtown and the greenway.

This was a relaxing, socially distanced walk through a tremendous small southern crossroads.  Travelers rest has a lot to offer. Some good restaurants, a small historic downtown, and a great greenway/bike path that runs all the way to Greenville.

Old Gas Station Travelers Rest

We get there in the early afternoon, and it is hot.  It was closing in on 90 degrees, but we decided to do the walk anyway.  It's a short walk through the downtown.  Once in the center of town, we cross the street to get on to the greenway that leads us back through town. The greenway continues out of town; you can choose to turn around at the 6k checkpoint or continue for the whole 12k.  Because of the heat, we choose the 6k option. This is a pleasant walk through a lovely town. 

We get up the next morning for a trip home feeling refreshed from the hike the day before.  We look forward to the next road and walk yet to be traveled. 

Greenway