Hiking Waterfalls North Carolina by Melissa Watson

Author:Melissa Watson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781493035700
Publisher: Falcon Guides
Published: 2019-04-04T16:00:00+00:00

Miles and Directions

0.0 A narrow path leads you north, steeply down to the creek.

0.1 Arrive at Cathey’s Creek Falls (N35 13.559' / W82 48.146'). Backtrack to the trailhead.

0.2 Arrive at the trailhead.

71Falls on Kuykendall Creek

Slender! The lower tier of this waterfall forms a shelf of rock leading back to the main drop, where the water makes a tall and slender freefall on its journey downstream.

See map on page 134.

Height: 60 feet

Beauty rating: Very good

Distance: 9.6 miles out and back

Difficulty: Moderate

Trail surface: Wide grassy forest road; the last 0.18 mile a steep bushwhack

Approximate hiking time: 5 hours

Blaze color: No blazes

County: Transylvania

Land status: National forest

Trail contact: Pisgah National Forest–Pisgah Ranger District; (828) 877-3265; www.fs.fed.us

Maps: DeLorme: North Carolina Atlas and Gazetteer: Page 53, D5

Finding the trailhead: From the junction of US 64 and NC 215, drive east on US 64 for 5.4 miles. Turn left onto Cathey’s Creek Road (SR 1401) at the KUYKENDALL CAMP sign and immediately turn left onto SR 1338. Drive approximately 3.6 miles to FR 5361 on the right (0.4 mile past Cathey’s Creek Falls).

From the junction of US 64 and US 276 South, drive west on US 64 for 3.4 miles to a right onto Cathey’s Creek Road (SR 1401) at the KUYKENDALL CAMP sign and follow directions above. (Note: SR 1338 becomes unpaved FR 471.)

The trailhead is at the gate for FR 5361. GPS: N35 13.681' / W82 48.461'

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