The Palmetto Trail is a planned 500-mile-long (805 km)[2] foot and mountain bike trail in South Carolina for recreational hiking and biking.

It currently consists of 26 segments totaling 350 miles (563 km).

[3] The trail is sponsored by the Palmetto Conservation Foundation in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.

The trail has support from the South Carolina General Assembly.

Actual trail construction has been aided by volunteer groups, land managers, Santee Cooper, the South Carolina National Guard, and many others.