Fosters Loop Trail
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 253 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Feb–May, Sep–Dec
- best months
Fosters Loop Trail is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route in Croft State Park in South Carolina, managed by State Park and Recreation. The trail is about a mile long, with a total elevation gain of 253 feet, and it reaches a high point of 708 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.4 miles, with a grade of 11 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Spartanburg show October highs around 74°F with lows near 49°F, and April highs around 75°F. July is the warmest month, with typical highs near 90°F. The Edwin Johnson Trail is about 0.4 miles away, and the Lake Johnson Loop Trail is about 0.5 miles away. For hiking, the Boy Scout Trail and Rocky Ridge Trail are both within a mile.
- Edwin Johnson TrailMountain biking0.4 mi
- Lake Johnson Loop TrailMountain biking0.5 mi
- Boy Scout TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Rocky Ridge TrailHiking0.7 mi
- Beech Tree TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Fosters Mill Loop TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Nature TrailHiking1.5 mi
Fairforest CreekCanoeingPhoto: John Foxe, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Edwin Johnson TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Southside Loop TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Palmetto Trail Enoree PassageMountain biking · ~31 min drive
- Lake Johnson Loop TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Centerline TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Palmetto Trail Enoree PassageMountain biking · ~37 min drive
- Lake Johnson Loop TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Gecko TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Palmetto Trail Enoree PassageMountain biking · ~38 min drive
- Lake Johnson Loop TrailMountain biking · ~1 min drive
Best time to visit Fosters Loop Trail
Best months: February–May and September–December. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
54° / 31°
9 wet
Feb
59° / 34°
8 wet
Mar
66° / 40°
9 wet
Apr
75° / 47°
8 wet
May
81° / 56°
8 wet
Jun
87° / 65°
9 wet
Jul
90° / 69°
9 wet
Aug
88° / 68°
8 wet
Sep
83° / 62°
7 wet
Oct
74° / 49°
7 wet
Nov
64° / 38°
7 wet
Dec
56° / 34°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spartanburg 3 Sse, SC, 5.2 mi away at 610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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