Riding the Waccamaw Neck Run to Georgetown
Waccamaw Neck Run to Georgetown: a 27-mile coastal ride from Murrells Inlet MarshWalk, Murrells Inlet, SC to Front Street, Georgetown, SC. Plan on about 1 hr of riding, plus stops.
Head south from the MarshWalk on US 17 and you are on the Waccamaw Neck, the strip of land between the ocean and the Waccamaw River. Just past Murrells Inlet, Huntington Beach State Park and Brookgreen Gardens are both reached from US 17. The park has a wide beach, birding and the Atalaya winter home, while Brookgreen is a large sculpture garden with a small zoo. Continue past Litchfield and Pawleys Island, where a short causeway leads to the beach. The ride ends in Georgetown, an old port city on Winyah Bay, where you can park and explore the historic downtown on foot.
Open the Waccamaw Neck Run to Georgetown in Google Maps before you leave, and check the National Weather Service forecast for the area on the day.
Highlights
- Huntington Beach State Park and the Atalaya castle home
- Brookgreen Gardens sculpture gardens and Lowcountry Zoo
- Georgetown, the third-oldest city in South Carolina
Route
Start
Murrells Inlet MarshWalk, Murrells Inlet, SC
End
Front Street, Georgetown, SC
Check road and weather conditions before you ride. Distances and times are approximate.
On the ground
Around Myrtle Beach
