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Travelers Rest: the Upstate’s Hip New Vacation Getaway – As featured in the SC Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Website

It wasn’t so long ago that Travelers Rest was just a town you drove by on the way to the mountains. That was until the Swamp Rabbit Trail opened along the old Carolina, Knoxville and Western rail line, offering cyclists, joggers and walkers a scenic 22-mile pathway from nearby Greenville to TR (as it’s affectionately called by locals).

Over the last several years, the popular recreational trail has spawned restaurants, coffee shops, a brewery, a distillery, art galleries and countless shops along the adjacent Main Street, transforming the tiny hamlet into a destination all its own. To read full article click HERE.