Lick Fork Lake Trail and Horn Creek Trail - Member Hike

Hike Name: Lick Fork Lake Trail and Horn Creek Trail
Country: United States
State: South Carolina
Nearby Town: Modoc
Rating: 1 star
Directions: Location: Lick Fork Lake Recreation Area, South Carolina

From highway 28 beside Clarks Hill Lake, turn east on highway 23 in Modoc, SC. Drive 9.6 miles and turn right on 230. (From Edgefield, drive west on highway 23 for about 8.4 miles and turn left on 230.) Drive 0.4 miles on 230, then turn left on 263. Drive 2.0 miles and turn right on 392. Drive 0.3 miles to the gate near the picnic area.
Total Hike Distance: 5.90 miles
Hike Difficulty: Moderate
Permit Required: No
Hike Type: Roundtrip, Loop Hike
Hike Starts/Ends: gate across 392 near picnic area
Trails Used: Lick Fork Lake Trail and Horn Creek Trail
Backcountry Campsites: No
Backcountry Water Sources: Streams, Lakes, Springs
Management: Other
Contact Information: Map: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.sctrails.net/trails/ALLTRAILS/mountainbike/Horncrkmtn.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.sctrails.net/trails/ALLTRAILS/MountainBike/Horncrk.html&h=323&w=219&sz=73&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=_axgHt8NisrLdM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=80&prev=/imagesqLickForkLakeTrailsvnum10hlenlrrlscom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBoxrlz1I7GGLJsaN

Sumter National Forest, Long Cane Ranger District, 810 Buncombe Street, Edgefield, SC 29824. 803-637-5396

Fees: $3.00 per vehicle
Hours: Dawn till dusk

Camping: There are 25 primitive camping sites accommodating 7 people each. Toilets and showers are available. There is a $5.00 per site camping fee at Lick Fork Lake Recreation area.
Best Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Users: Hikers, Bikers
Road Conditions: Primary Paved Roads, Secondary Paved Roads
Hike Summary: Blaze: none of Lick Fork Lake Trail, white on Horn Creek Trail

Main Features: lake, streams

Miles
0.0 gate across 392 near picnic area
walk south toward lake, turning left in the picnic area
0.1 bridge
0.4 cross end of gravel road and bear right on Lick Fork Lake Trail
(left is the side of the loop you will return on)
0.5 reach stream behind dam
0.6 bridge
bear left on Horn Creek Trail (Lick Fork Lake Trail goes right)
0.9 bridge
1.1 cross gravel road
bridge
1.5 trail bears left away from stream
1.8 bridge
1.9 ridge top
2.1 cross gravel road
3.0 cross gravel road
3.1 bridge
bridge
3.2 bridge
3.4 bridge
3.7 bridge
4.3 stream crossing on rocks
4.5 bridge
5.2 cross gravel road
5.5 cross end of gravel road at junction with Lick Fork Lake Trail
(this is the same junction you passed at 0.4 miles)
5.9 gate near picnic area

Map:

Hiker:

Tree Top Flyer


26,350 points


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Trip Reports

  Date Rating Duration Hiker
Lick Fork Lake Trail and Horn Creek Trail - August 22, 2009 August 22, 2009 5 stars 2 hours SCguide1

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