If you walk round trip from the entrance off Main Street, to the zoo, and back, it is about 4 miles. Very comfortable. Great family day. Bring the dog, bring your bikes and strollers. Falls are nice place to sit and visit, maybe picnic. Don't miss it.
The sections through downtown Greenville are amazing. The southern end has one or two big hills, and the section between Greenville and Traveller's Rest feels like you're riding through the forest forever. But overall, it's very well maintained, and has enough traffic to let you not worry about getting stuck if your bike breaks or you get hurt jogging. Whether you want to do the 2-mile downtown stretch or the whole 30-mile trail, it's a great place to exercise.
I liked that it was all paved. One must be attentive to stay on the correct side and listen for bikes. It's best to go early before it gets crowded.
I walk and run here several times a week. There are certain areas that I will not run through due to crime.The areas near Travelers Rest are nice. On numerous occasions, I have had bicyclists almost hit me and have had to jump off the trail to keep from getting run over.It seems some cyclists resent it being a walking trail and not exclusively a bicyclist trail.If you are a visitor to Greenville, go downtown to Falls Park or to Paris Mountain State Park.
I love the swamp rabbit for bicycling. I ride a towney and just cruise nowadays so i really have to watch out for the "skinny tire" people going way too fast on the trail. It can be dangerous. The trail is very well maintained. On the weekends it can get pretty crowded so going on a weekday is the best. I love riding to travelers rest for lunch. I always eat at the hardware store, their food is always really good.
Excellent gem that goes from downtown Greenville all the way to the beautiful Furman University campus and beyond. It's an EASY 12(ish) mile bike ride, mostly shaded.
right within steps on any of the hotels on Main Street in downtown Greenville and just awesome - very well maintained, goes for miles in either in direction and pass lots of waterfalls and history
Since I live in Greer in an area with no sidewalks and twisty two lane roads which are really not all that safe to walk, I end up heading to the Swamp Rabbit to do my long walks which are hard to do on my tread mill. I start at the Zoo and head towards downtown and the cafe. Usually the trail is not crowded and I feel safe as I often see cops on motorcycles, foot or golf carts. The scenery is good up to about the café and then does get a little bland during the winter past that. I have only done about 5 miles from the zoo so can't comment on the trail beyond that but really appreciate having this trail!
Greenville locals are soooo lucky to have this trail so easily accessible. The trail is well cared for and great for biking and running. We went on a lovely Saturday morning so of course the trail was busy. There is plenty of parking along the trail. You can ride through Falls and Cleveland parks. Really well done. Loved it and jealous!
Just a great trail to walk! Well designed, really flat, adn you will find some facilities fro work on your bike.