Trail construction has begun

Construction on the new Palmetto Trail passage through Walhalla’s Stumphouse Tunnel  Park got underway yesterday, according to an announcement last night by Brent Taylor, city administrator.  Taylor and other  officials see the trail extension as a way to make the Stumphouse park a regional destination.  And the Palmetto Conservation Foundation calls the trail the spine for a mountain biking trail system for beginners to advanced riders.  The new passage is the first part of a planned 16-mile extension of the Palmetto Trail from Oconee Station State Historic Site into downtown Walhalla.