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Easy Southeast Tennessee Waterfall Hikes

Posted on June 19, 2024 Written by Tracy Wimberly 2 Comments

Top of Bald River Falls

Looking for easy waterfall hikes in Tennessee? Well, you’ve come to the right place! We’ll be including easy, roadside and wheelchair accessible trails and even break them down into areas to make finding waterfalls in your area a piece of cake. Given the size of Tennessee, we’ve broken all our our Easy waterfall hikes into… [Read More]

Filed Under: Hiking Tagged With: Baby Falls, Bald River Falls, Blue Hole Falls, Chattanooga waterfalls, Lookout Mountain, Lover's Leap, Manchester waterfalls, Old Stone Fort, Ruby Falls, Step Falls

Southeast Tennessee: Cookeville to Tellico Plains 3-5 Day Waterfall Road Trip

Posted on March 11, 2021 Written by Tracy Wimberly Leave a Comment

City Lake Falls

This waterfall 3-5 day trip includes 22 different waterfalls and is around 6.5 hours of drive time. Some of the sights do include fees, including Ruby Falls and Lover’s Leap/High Falls (located inside Rock City), so check ahead. Depending on how early you start each day and how close you stay to the next stop… [Read More]

Filed Under: 3 to 5 Day Trip Tagged With: Baby Falls, Bald River Falls, Burgess Falls, Burgess Falls State Park, Cane Creek Falls, City Lake Falls, Fall Creek Falls, Greeter Falls, Kahuna Falls, Lost Creek Falls, Piney Creek Falls, Rockhouse Falls, Ruby Falls, Southeast Tennessee Waterfall road trip, Southeast Tennessee waterfalls, Tellico Plains waterfall, Waterloo Falls

Ruby Falls

Posted on July 20, 2016 Written by 4 Comments

Ruby Falls 1

This waterfall and caverns, located over  1,120 feet underground, is one of my all time favorites. It’s so unique and beautiful. Although it does cost to get in, it is worth every penny. Ruby Falls was discovered over 1,120 feet below the surface of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, TN in 1928 by Leo Lambert and… [Read More]

Recently Added Waterfalls

  • Meadow Branch Cascades
    Meadow Branch Cascades
    State: Tennessee
    Trail Ease: Roadside
  • Whiteoak Flats Branch Falls
    Whiteoak Flats Branch Falls
    State: Tennessee
    Trail Ease: Roadside
  • Twin Falls
    Cane Creek Twin Falls
    State: Tennessee
    Trail Ease: Easy, Roadside
  • Machine Falls
    Machine Falls
    State: Tennessee
    Trail Ease: Easy, Moderate
  • Rutledge Falls at the base
    Rutledge Falls
    State: Tennessee
    Trail Ease: Easy

Recently Added Trips

  • The Sinks 2
    Smoky Mountain Roadside Waterfall Day Trip
  • Little Egypt Falls
    Wartburg Area Waterfall Day Trip
  • Rutledge Falls at the base
    Tullahoma Family Friendly Waterfall Day Trip
  • Lower Greeter Falls in the Spring
    South Central Tennessee 3-5 Day Trip
  • Full length of Pine Ridge Falls
    Erwin Area Waterfall Day Trip
  • Upper Falls Graveyard Fields
    Blue Ridge Parkway to Highlands Road Trip
  • City Lake Falls
    Southeast Tennessee: Cookeville to Tellico Plains 3-5 Day Waterfall Road Trip

Fall Trails by Difficulty

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  • Wheelchair Accessible (9 trails)
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  • Strenuous (9 trails)

Waterfalls by State

  • Georgia (5 trails)
  • South Carolina (9 trails)
  • North Carolina (47 trails)
  • Tennessee (71 trails)
  • Virginia (8 trails)
  • Kentucky (4 trails)

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