Spanish Moss Trail ribbon cutting celebrated; trail group outlines programs

Beaufort County, the City of Beaufort and the Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail held a ribbon cutting last week for a new downtown connection to the Spanish Moss Trail, county media reported.

A representative of the South Carolina Trails Association (identified in the transcript as S6) described the association as a small coalition that supports a range of trail types — from paved sidewalks to nature and river trails — and said the group helps introduce programs to municipalities and nonprofit trail organizations. The representative said the association’s kids track program was introduced to the Spanish Moss Trail board, which helped forge the partnership.

When asked how long they had been involved with the Spanish Moss Trail, the representative said they have been a board member for about five years and have worked on trails in South Carolina for more than 15 years. The county said a grand opening video for the trail is available on its YouTube channel and encouraged viewers to subscribe for updates.