THE DOODLE TRAIL, a 7.5 mile rails-to-trails partnership between the City of Easley and the City of Pickens opened Memorial Day Weekend 2015. The multi-use trail is open from dawn to dusk for biking, walking, running and rollerblading. 

HISTORY; The former railroad system appropriately named the 'Doodle Line,' carries a rich history of industry and economic importance to both the City of Pickens and the City of Easley. In 1890, the State of South Carolina issued a charter for the construction of a railroad between Easley and Oolenoy Gap, by way of Pickens. After eight years of construction, the 8.5-mile portion of the railway between Easley and Pickens became operational in 1898. Until 2013, the Doodle line hauled a variety of commodities to and from Pickens and Easley, including food products, textiles, and automobile parts. Local residents nicknamed the railroad the “Pickens Doodle” line, because the freight engine could not be turned around and had to run backwards from Easley to Pickens, resembling the motion of a doodlebug.

TODAY, the Doodle Trail preserves a slice of history by providing the opportunity to carry on the memory of this historic railroad and celebrating the vital connection forged between both cities over 120 years ago. Both Easley and Pickens are currently working on plans for their respective trailheads at each end of the Doodle Trail!