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Park at Milepost 339.5 near Spruce Pine on the Blue Ridge Parkway. More: Hiking trails, concert series, scenic train rides: Western NC summer options voted top 10 in US
Linville Falls is a waterfall located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in the United States. [1] The falls move in several distinct steps, beginning in a twin set of upper falls, moving down a small gorge, and culminating in a high-volume 45-foot (14 m) drop. It is named for the Linville River, which goes over the falls. Linville ...
Upper Creek Falls in the Jonas Ridge area of Burke County is one option; A 0.8 mile hike leads to the cascade, an area which is popular among swimmers, sunbathers and anglers.
The trail runs near the Parkway and is accessible from many locations along its route from Brinegar Cabin to Basin Cove Overlook. [5] Bluff Ridge Primitive Trail: At 2.8 miles (4.5 km), this is the park's shortest but steepest route into Basin Cove, from the Parkway. The very strenuous climb up the trail makes the hike seem much longer than it is.
Visitors may park at the Hooker Falls parking area, and then hike the Triple Falls / High Falls Trail for roughly 1 mile (past the view for Triple Falls). There are several views of the falls, one from an overlook that lets you view the entire falls, and another from a covered bridge area that passes near the top of the falls on Buck Forest Rd.
The tallest waterfall in the park. 6.5 mile (10 km) round trip hike. Go before June as this waterfall tends to dry up. Whiteoak Canyon: 86 ft (26 m) Mile 42.6, Whiteoak Canyon parking area: Whiteoak Canyon has a series of six waterfalls, the first (and tallest) is 86 feet (28 m). Not all the falls are easily accessible from the trail.
Combined within the three peaks is a little over 12 miles of hiking and extra attractions along the way. [5] There is a flat, one-mile paved trail around Abbott Lake along with a 1.6-mile-loop trail to a waterfall roughly 2 miles north on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
The falls are a short walk or bike ride from the park's waterfall entrance at 2158 Old Dublin Road, Columbus. Hocking Hills State Park A photo of the reopening of hiking trails in Hocking Hills ...