Short, steep ups and downs, and sandy, which means that when other trails are too wet to ride, Boyd Pond is usually in good shape.<br />
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There is a lot of trail packed into a little footprint, so the trail winds back onto itself throughout most of the ride. A good suggestion is to ride with someone knowledgeable about the trail for the first time. In part, this is because sometimes people unintentionally 'shortcut' sections of the trail and these shortcuts can confuse someone not familiar with the trail. Most folks typically ride ccw, although either way is fine.
Starting at 13th St and Broad St in downtown Augusta, head east on Broad St.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Turn right to merge onto US-1 N/US-25 N/US-278 E/US-78 E<br /><br /><br /><br />Continue to follow US-1 N/US-278 E/US-78 E<br /><br /><br /><br />Entering South Carolina<br /><br /> <br /><br />Take the US-278/S Carolina 125 exit toward Sav River Site/Jackson <br /><br /> <br /><br />Keep left at the fork, follow signs for S Carolina 421 <br /><br /> <br /><br />Turn right onto Storm Branch Rd <br /><br /> <br /><br />Continue onto Old Storm Branch Rd <br /><br /> <br /><br />Continue onto Storm Branch Rd/Tory Trail<br /><br /><br /><br />Continue to follow Storm Branch Rd<br /><br /> <br /><br />Turn left onto Boyd Pond Rd <br /><br /> <br /><br />Turn left into Boyd Pond Park<br /><br /> <br /><br />Bear left up hill to Boyd Pond Observatory<br /><br /><br /><br />Park in grass across from observatory.
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