Swamp Rabbit Trail enters Laurens County. Here's what to know about the new Loop Trail.

Nina Tran, Greenville News
Updated ·1 min read

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held Thursday, June 8 at 4 p.m. for the new Loop Trail, the official beginning of the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail (SRT) in Laurens County.

It will be hosted by the Laurens County Trails Association (LCTA) and the Chamber of Commerce.

The event will take place at 281 Professional Park Road beside the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce under the white tent. After a brief program and ribbon cutting, attendees will have light refreshments and take their first walk on the historic trail led by members of the Trails Association’s Board of Directors.

Attendees are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and shoes.

The Loop Trail takes biking, walking, and running enthusiasts through wooded and open land on an asphalted trail meeting standards set by the Swamp Rabbit Trail, the Upstate’s 22-mile trail system linking cities and communities together from Travelers Rest through Greenville, the press release stated.

“The Loop Trail is also the start line of linking the communities of Laurens and Clinton together,” said Jamie Adair, LCTA Board of Directors and Executive Committee member.

The two-mile trail is one of 16 projects funded through Laurens County's Capital Project Sales Tax (CPST) referendum approved by voters in the November 2020 election. Prisma Health also provided funding.

“Voters’ approval of the penny sales tax referendum in the last election was the push we needed to move the Loop Trail forward and make this ribbon cutting possible,” said Bud Marchant, executive director of the LCTA. “Our trails association and community credit the vision and insight of Laurens County Council and the Capital Project Sales Tax Commission for making funding possible to cut the ribbon on June 8.”

Nina Tran covers trending topics for the Greenville News. Reach her via email at ntran@gannett.com

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