Walking Trails Throughout the Grand Strand

A moderate park for nature lovers, also commonly known as "The Hulk." This six-mile loop trail near Myrtle Beach takes two hours and six minutes to complete. The trail is great for mountain biking, trail running, and walking. If you are a dog lover like this writer, your pup may come along, but must always be leashed. This trail is kid-friendly and offers views of the forest and Intracoastal Waterway. 

While some trails are year-round, this one is at its best from April through October. This trail is considered easy and dogs are allowed on a leash. The average walking time for these loops is about fifty-two minutes. If you are an avid bird watcher, you may want to bring binoculars to view the wide variety here. Some of the birds seen have been painted buntings and Peregrine falcons. This kid-friendly trail is a popular one for hiking, walking, birding, and trail running. 

This trail is considered moderate by frequent visitors. As the name suggests, the trail begins and ends at the Myrtle Beach State Park Pier to the end of the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk and back. Unfortunately, Fido will have to sit out on this adventure as dogs are not allowed. This is a kid-friendly excursion and a great trail for walking, trail running, road biking, birding, and viewing wildlife. To complete the entire trail will take three and a half hours. If you want to find peace and quiet or solitude, it is recommended to visit at various times of the day. The best time seasonally is between October and May.

A beautiful area with a trail to boot! This route is a well-traveled and well-known path, it is listed as an easy route and takes about two hours to complete. This trail is great for all things including walking, jogging, trail running, and road biking. While on this trail you may or may not encounter others. This spot is kid-friendly, and dogs are welcome but must be on a leash. Some views here will include a lake, wildlife (locals and animals!), and forest but is considered a city walk.

12.6 miles out and back, this trail, near Myrtle Beach, is considered by locals to be easy, and takes almost four and a half hours to complete. When you pass over International Blvd, you will notice this is one of the hottest trails in the area. The lot is always packed with people, and the best time to enjoy the space without many people is during the day, while others are at work! This trail is great for hiking, walking, trail running, and road biking. This is a kid-friendly and Fido-friendly trail, but Fido must always be leashed. Do be aware that it is near a highway with many traffic lights, which can cause delays. 

This path is seven point one miles up and back and takes about two hours and thirty minutes to complete. It's a city trail that's great for road biking, walking, trail running, and strolling. It's a paved path that doesn't lead to the beach, but instead stops on Hwy. 17. Dogs are welcomed, but required to be on a leash. 

This kid-friendly walking trail is one point four miles long and can be completed in almost thirty minutes - the trail is considered easy. It shows off some of the local wildflowers and wildlife. If you are lucky, you might be able to see some birds here, too. This path does not allow Fido to come, and Brookgreen Gardens charges a fee to use this loop; check with the website for more details.

Walking this trail will offer some bird watching, views no one else will see, with a mix of wildlife and wildflowers. This two-point eight-mile loop trail in Murrells Inlet is one of the finest available. Set as an easy trail, it's great for some solitude, as well as bringing Fido along for the walk. This loop trail is also kid-friendly and well-marked. Visiting this trail at different times of the day will show all the different types of birds and wildlife the area has to offer. 

Head out on this five-mile loop trail near North Myrtle Beach. Locals say it's an easy path that's marked as counterclockwise travel. The trail offers a spur that is one point two-five miles and marked in both directions. It's wide and mostly hard-surfaced with some soft beach sand and wood chips. This route is not kid-friendly, and Fido should sit out this adventure. The trail is great for hiking, bird watching, and seeing wildlife. In some areas, however, it is in a forest setting with overgrown greenery. 

Fido is welcome to join you and the kids on this two-point-three-mile loop trail near Little River. The approximate time to complete this loop is fifty minutes. This popular trail is good for fishing, hiking, running, walking, birding, and mountain biking. Some of the area is partially paved, with beach and river access. The gardens here offer accessibility options for individuals at the North end of the trail. The trail surface is a wooden boardwalk with railings or a natural surface, including sand, rocks, and roots. Each area is exceeding the ADA recommendation by six feet. Motorized equipment or all-terrain tires are recommended for this trail. Most of the path is listed as being gentle with a five percent grade or less.

Located within the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge, this two-point-seven-mile loop trail is near Conway. Locals established the trail as fairly easy, while the national listing for this loop trail does not say dogs are allowed, others have brought Fido along for the trip and kept them on a leash at all times. There are no bathrooms available on this trail. It is kid-friendly, and great for walking, running, bird watching, and hiking, and offers views of wildlife (including alligators), views of the area, and the river. The best time to visit this trail is between April and October and takes about an hour to complete, depending on ability.

Start out on this wonderful river walk that is about a mile long and close to North Myrtle Beach. The loop trail offers riverscapes, wildlife viewing, and views of the area. This trial is great for kids, bird watching, hiking, and walking, and takes about twenty-five minutes to complete.

Life is about experiences, and this is a great one! The three-point-eight-mile trail is near Sunset Beach in North Carolina. Locals consider this one an easy trail. On average, it takes about an hour and twenty minutes to complete. The trail has many uses, including trail running and walking. This trail is open year-round, is kid-friendly, but does not offer any shade.