Wadmalaw Island

Ride Wadmalaw Island

Loop Through a Historic Sea Island (Wadmalaw Island):Just 20 minutes from downtown Charleston, the agrarian island of Wadmalaw still exists much as it has for a century. Liberia Rd. (SC 68) allows bicyclists to ride a 9.8 mile loop, or continue down Bears Bluff Rd. another 4.3 miles to White Point Landing and the confluence of the Wadmalaw and Edisto Rivers.

Wadmalaw Island Bike Riding

Directions from Charleston: Take Hwy 17 S and bear left toward Folly Beach. Cross bridge, take a right onto Maybank Hwy./ SC 700. Continue across James Island, cross a bridge, continue straight across Johns Island. Once on Wadmalaw, drive 2.5 miles to parking at Maybank and Bears Bluff Rd.

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