HUNTING ISLANDSTATE PARK

HWY21

ST. HELENAISLAND

LADY’SISLAND

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St. Helena Sound

BEAUFORT COUNTY

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC

Lowcountry landscapes are even better from

a bike — and Hilton Head Island, Bluffton,

Beaufort and the Sea Islands are exceptionally

bike-friendly. Follow the loop routes here or

map your own ride. For more suggestions and

info visit hiltonheadisland.org/biking.

BEAUFORT, SC INTRODUCTIONAll biking routes within this guide are for experienced riders, and

include on-road cycling. For family friendly routes on multi-use

pathways only, go to beaufortsc.org.

Take an invigorating ride to Hunting Island,

South Carolina’s most popular State Park. It's just

16 miles from downtown Beaufort's dining,

shops and scenic riverfront.

beaufortsc.org843-525-8500

1-800-638-3525

hiltonheadisland.org843-785-3673

1-800-523-3373

Funding for this map was provided by the Beaufort

County Council and Accommodations Tax Committee.

Thank you HHI Bicycling Advisory Committee for

providing route information.

• Make sure your bike is ready – seat at the right height; brakes

working; tires in good shape.

• Obey traffic signs, signals, and lane markers.

• Always ride with traffic, never against.

• Know the rules of the road. Yield to pedestrians.

• See and be seen. Scan the road behind you and make sure

drivers see you. Wear bright colors.

• Always wear a helmet; never ride with headphones.

• Use hand signals when turning.

• Look out for hazards, including grates, gravel, sand, or debris.�

• Use lights at night – it's the law! White headlight and rear

reflector or tail light.

START Waterfront Park

R 0.3   Bay St.

R 15.6     US 21  

(Sea Island Pkwy.)

L 0.5 Campground Rd/

SC 7-348  

15.6 SC 21  Return to Beaufort

L 0.3 Bay St.

FINISH Waterfront Park

32.3 miles

POINTS OF INTEREST

1 Historic Downtown Beaufort

2 Waterfront Park

3 Spanish Moss Rail Trail

4 Lady’s Island

(additional route available online)

5 Penn Center

6 St. Helena Island

(additional route available online)

7 Hunting Island State Park

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Buck Island Rd.

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Calhoun St.

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BLUFFTON, SC

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START Coligny Park at Coligny Circle

L 1.4 S. Forest Beach Dr.

R 1.4 Cordillo Parkway

L 0.4 Pope Avenue

R 0.2 New Orleans Rd

L 1.4 Arrow Rd, cross William Hilton Pkwy. (BUS 278)

R 1.2 Palmetto Bay Rd. over Cross Island Bridge.

L 0.4 Marshland Dr.

R 2.5 Spanish Wells Rd

Cross US 278

Straight 2.1 Wild Horse Rd

R 1.1 Gumtree Rd

L 1.7 William Hilton Pkwy (BUS 278)

L 1.6 Beach City Rd

R 1.1 Dillon Rd

L 1.0 Union Cemetery Rd

L 4.9 William Hilton Pkwy (BUS 278)

L 0.7 New Orleans Rd

L 0.9 Pope Ave

FINISH Coligny Circle

25 miles

POINTS OF INTEREST

1 The Sandbox Children’s Interactive Museum

2 Compass Rose Park

3 Crossings Park (Public Restrooms)

4 Historical Sign

5 Gullah Museum

6 Mitchelville Freedom Park

All biking routes within this guide are for

experienced riders, and include on-road cycling.

For family friendly routes on multi-use pathways

only, go to hiltonheadisland.org/biking.

Explore Hilton Head Island's breathtaking

natural beauty and historic sites from

miles of paths through palms and pines,

by creeks and lagoons, or along the

ocean on hard-packed beach sand.

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All biking routes within this guide are for experienced riders, and

include on-road cycling. For family friendly routes on multi-use

pathways only, go to hiltonheadisland.org/biking.

Discover Old Town Bluffton's shops and restaurants,

ride along the May River under canopies of

Spanish moss-draped live oaks.

START Chamber of CommerceL 0.3 Calhoun St.L 2.2 Bridge St. becomes

Alljoy Rd.0.1 Loop at Brighton Beach.

Return on Alljoy to Shad Rd.

R 0.5 Shad Rd.R 1.6 Foreman Hill Rd.

becomes Malphrus.L 4.5 Bluffton Pkwy.R 0.7 Buckwalter Pkwy.L 1.3 Bluffton Pkwy.R 3.5 Hampton Pkwy.,

Loop at US 278.R 3.5 Bluffton Pkwy.

Loop at SC 170.R 4.3 Buckwalter Pkwy.

Loop at US 46.R 1.5 Bluffton Pkwy.R 1.9 Buck Island Rd.L 1.0 Left on SC 46FINISH Chamber of Commerce

26.9 miles

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CHAMBEROFFICE

POINTS OF INTEREST

1 Chamber of Commerce

2 Heyward House Historic

Center and Official Bluffton

Welcome Center

3 Promenade Shops

& Restaurants

4 Calhoun St. Galleries,

Shops & Restaurants

5 Church of the Cross

& Public Boat Dock

6 Bluffton Oyster Factory

Park and Boat Landing

7 Oscar J Frazier Park

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