MTB TRAIL STATS

Avg Rating:	9 trail reviews
Status: Wet / Sketchy updated 2/27/10 by jtmartin57 Closed Open Wet / Sketchy	Difficulty: Intermediate
Length: 20 miles	Global Rank: 485
Tread: Singletrack	Configuration: Network
Ridden: 43	Wishlist: 22
Avg. Speed: 8.71 mph	Avg. Time: 2hr 41min

 

Killer Three Loop in Sumter

 

  
reviewed by rwbuff78 on July 13, 2009

this used to be my home town trail. if you ride firebreak to lost creek to connector and stewardship to midlandmountain to spiderworman to firebreak it was a 28 mile trip ...i think? also find the heinous. it heinous.

  
reviewed by peekabook91 on November 2, 2008

this trails was awsome it had big rocks and had diffcult terain it was the collest mountain bike trail i have ever been on yet

* Review edited 12/23/2008

  
reviewed by smitten on August 3, 2008

Plenty of trail to ride, i rode 20miles and still didnt' see the whole park. Several riders there to give you a rundown of what you are looking for. I was a little dissapointed with most sections of the trail as its mainly rooty doubletrack on fairly level ground. Spiderwoman was an awesome section though, at 2.5 miles, i'll go back and ride spiderwoman a few times to get a good ride in. Spiderwoman was a nice, tight and technical section with great descents and climbs.

  
reviewed by mcpiv on September 20, 2007

Nice to have such a large area to ride 10 minutes from downtown Columbia. Good variety of trails here, from the easy firebreak trail to the much more difficult spider woman II. Some of the trails look like they are are old service roads. Trails are kept up well are are used a lot. My preferred trails here are spider woman II (is there a spider woman I somewhere?), midlands mt. and lost creek.

Similar Trail: K3, Lynches woods

  
reviewed by rmurph4 on February 18, 2007

Good set of trails at Harbison. Lost creek and Spiderwoman II have some good runs and technical work, but I felt like Midlands Mountain and the Stewardship Trail were nothing special. String all the trails together here for a great day of riding.

Similar Trail: K3

  
reviewed by leadbutt on January 2, 2007

This place is great. I got to ride everything but Lost Creek which was still very wet. Stweardship & Midland are both wide-open singletrack. They are great to get in the big ring and just hammer. SpiderWoman II was awesome - fast downhills, rollers, rock gardens, climbs. It was a bit muddy from some rain a few days before, but only small puddles were left. For the relatively flat area that these trails are located in, this place has a good mix of everything you could want.

Similar Trail: Westwood Park, Devil's Ridge & Governor's Creek

  
reviewed by Ranger8729 on June 14, 2006

After a few years out of the sport, i've decided to get back in. Moving to Columbia to take classes at USC forced me to look locally for trails as I cant take as many trips as I would like. Harbison is an excellent set for beginners and experts alike. Stewardship is the one i'm mostly on, as it is not too difficult and keeps the ride interesting. Midlands Mtn is a nice trail, with good scenery, but when it rains it floods pretty quickly. Thats another thing, Harbison after a rain is so sloppy and wet that you almost need to wear rainslickers when riding; i say almost, mud is fun! I have yet to try SpiderWomanII, but I will update on that at a later date. All in all, a great place to ride, and its close to home. and at $25 for an annual pass, only my schoolwork will keep me away.

  
reviewed by jasongraphix on March 22, 2006

The cost to bike in Harbison State Forest is $5/day or $25/annual pass. You can get an application for the annual pass at the fee boxes in the parking lot or online at: http://www.state.sc.us/forest/permit.htm There is a map of the trails at Harbison State Forest available at: http://www.state.sc.us/forest/refhartg.htm

  
reviewed by cowcookie on May 29, 2004

A fun series of trails, but location is the best part. Firebreak is an access trail that's good for casual, non-technical riding. Midlands is somewhat more technical, but not much. Stewardship is lots of fun without being overly difficult. If you take the 'bad' line, you can get in some decent drops. Spiderwoman is a blast and the most technical of the trails. The inner Spiderwoman has some of the most exciting sections with banked turns and steep, but short, drops. Signage isn't too great and it is easy to get onto Spiderwoman without intending to, so pay attention. All the trails are very rooty.

Similar Trail: Lynches Woods

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