The Cascades are located at mile post 271.9 (E. B. Jeffress Park) on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This easy 1 mile trail is perfect for the whole family. The Cascades trail starts on a paved trail beside a restroom (open May through October). The path becomes gravel. Turn right at the beginning of the loop…. [Read More]
Easy Waterfalls to Hike To
Easy hikes are known for being generally flat with only a few up/down sections. They are generally maintained trails that don't have many obstacles. Most, if any, obstacles can be walked around as the paths are normally wider than more difficult hiking trails. They are generally short, but may not necessarily be so.
Easy trails have the ability to walked by most, including small children, although, as with anything, they may want to be carried some or all of the way.
Dugger’s Creek Falls
Dugger’s Creek Falls is a small waterfall located on the Blue Ridge Parkway at the Linville Falls parking area at milepost 316.4. By itself this waterfall is not worth the effort of hiking to, however if you have time and are already there to see Linville Falls it is worth a small side trip. The… [Read More]
Silver Run Falls
Silver Run Falls is a pretty 25 foot waterfall located in Nantahala National Forest located about 10 minutes from Cashiers, North Carolina. There’s a short well-worn trail through a scenic wooded area, about 0.25 feet in length to the base of the waterfall. Round trip would be about 0.5 miles. Silver Run Falls is perfect… [Read More]
Toxaway Falls
Toxaway Falls, an impressive 150 foot waterfall, is located next to Highway 64 in North Carolina between Brevard and Cashiers. Toxaway Falls starts at Lake Toxaway and flows over an interesting almost striped looking bedrock in an incredible 240 feet elevation change before disappearing into the forest. Part of the waterfall is located inside Gorges… [Read More]
Connestee Falls
Connestee Falls and its twin, Batson Creek Falls are located in Brevard, North Carolina. Connestee Falls was supposedly named after an Indian princess named Connestee who lost her life at the waterfall due to her relationship with an Englishman. Connestee Falls is a 85 foot tiered waterfall. It flows from Batson Creek. The waterfall is… [Read More]
Station Cove Falls
Station Cove Falls (also known as Oconee Station Falls or Station Falls) is a 60 foot waterfall located in Sumter National Forest in Oconee County, South Carolina. The trail is an easy, 30-minute hike through the beautiful Appalachian forest, which takes you to Station Cove Falls, a stepped 60-foot waterfall. Station Creek Falls is formed… [Read More]