South Carolina Department of Transportation has received $635,500 in funding to extend the Edisto Beach Bike Path. The first phase will go to Botany Bay Road. The bike path currently ends at the corner of HWY 174 and Palmetto Road. The funding was secured largely because of the Edisto Island National Scenic Byway (HWY174).
The four-foot wide lanes, located on both sides of the road will accommodate both bike and pedestrian usage allowing byway travelers to travel safely from the beach to the Botany Bay Plantation Wildlife Management Area. This will give residents and visitors access to over 5500 acres and over 5 miles of protected beach between Botany Bay Plantation Wildlife Mangment Area and Edisto Beach State Park to bicycle or hike. Both are free of charge to pedistrians and bicyclers. Points of Interest include the 4,000 year old Shell Midden, Botany's Ice House, SeaCloud Ruins, Bleak Hall Garden, and Jason's Lake.
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