The Foothills Trail is a National Recreation Trail in South and North Carolina, United States, for recreational hiking and backpacking. It extends from Table Rock State Park to Oconee State Park. It passes through the Andrew Pickens Ranger District of the Sumter National Forest, Ellicott Rock Wilderness, Whitewater Falls, and Lake Jocassee. The U.S. Forest Service built the section in the Sumter National Forest starting in 1968. Duke Power Company built the middle portion of the trail as a recreational resource in conjunction with its Bad Creek pumped storage hydroelectric project. The trail is maintained by the Foothills Trail Conference. The trail Table Rock State Park to Sassafras Mountain is an section of the trail that ascends over . It passes near peak of Pinnacle Mountain and ends near the peak of Sassafras Mountain. There is a spur trail at Sassafras Mountain to Caesars Head State Park described below. Sassafras Mountain to Chimneytop Gap is a section of the trail. It goes over the peak of Sassafras Mountain, descends about , and ends at Chimneytop Gap. Chimneytop Gap to Laurel Valley is a section of the trail that descends about and ends near U.S. Highway 178. There is a spur trail to the Eastatoe Gorge Natural Area that is described below. Laurel Valley to Laurel Fork Falls is an section of the trail that ascends about , then descends about , and ends at Lower Fork Falls. There are a number of bridges on the trail that cross Laurel Fork Creek. At Laurel Fork Falls, there is a boat access to Lake Jocassee. Laurel Fork Falls to Canebrake is a section of the trail that has steep ascents and descents. It crosses into North Carolina. There is a boat access to Lake Jocassee at Canebrake. Canebrake to Bad Creek Access is a section of the trail that has steep ascents and descents. There are foot bridges crossing the Toxaway River, the Thompson River, and Bearcat Creek. It crosses back into South Carolina. At the Bad Creek Access, there are two short spur trails to Lower Whitewater Falls Overlook and the Bad Creek Visitors Center. Bad Creek Access to Upper Whitewater Falls is a section of the trail. Much of it parallels the Whitewater River. It crosses back into North Carolina. There is net ascent of about . Upper Whitewater Falls to Sloan Bridge is a section of the trail that