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Poinsett BridgePoinsett Bridge · Photo: Jack E. Boucher · Public domain
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Outdoors in The Cliffs Valley

Few parks or trails are on the map in The Cliffs Valley

5.8 miles of mapped trail cross The Cliffs Valley, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 6.5 sq mi of land
Trails
5.8 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,765 ft
Cedar Mountain
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Cedar Mountain Naturaland Trust

Managed by Naturaland Trust
153 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

under 1% of The Cliffs Valley’s land. Who manages The Cliffs Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city1 ac
Watershed Protection Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
North Saluda Watershed
Watershed Protection Area
Town or city1Closed
Things to do

2 places to go in The Cliffs Valley

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in The Cliffs Valley
Cedar Mountain1,765 ft elevation · In Cedar Mountain Naturaland Trust
Directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
8Tennis
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in The Cliffs Valley: April to June and August

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.010.911.913.014.014.514.313.512.311.210.39.8
High (°F)515562717784878580716153
Rain (in)5.14.45.25.04.85.05.35.75.04.64.65.6

February is the driest month (4.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in The Cliffs Valley →

Questions about parks and trails in The Cliffs Valley

Are dogs allowed on The Cliffs Valley’s trails?

Cedar Mountain Naturaland Trust doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near The Cliffs Valley?

16,899 acres of parks and open public land lie inside The Cliffs Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from The Cliffs Valley neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →