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Boardtree Falls

Posted on April 30, 2023 Written by Leave a Comment

Nearby Areas: Altamont, Blue Hole Falls, Lower Greeter Falls, Savage Gulf, South Cumberland State Park, Upper Greeter Falls   State: Tennessee   Ease of Trail: Moderate

Boardtree Falls is part of South Cumberland State Park, which is broken into different sections. Boardtree Falls is located in the Savage Gulf area in Altamont.

The waterfalls in this area are best viewed in the Spring or after heavy rain. In the Fall and Winter months. There may be very low waterflow. The first time we visited Boardtree Falls it had completely dried up due to the lack of rain in the area. The second time we visited was in the Spring after several days of rain off an on and the waterfall was quite impressive.

The Greeter Falls Trail will actually take you to several waterfalls if you include its spur trails – Blue Hole Falls, Boardtree Falls, Upper Greeter Falls and Lower Greeter Falls. Most of the Greeter Falls Trail is easy, but there are parts that are a little more difficult, giving it a moderate rating. I’m going to include directions to all of the waterfalls on the loop trail below. Each waterfall uses a one-way spur trail to reach the waterfall, you go down each one to the waterfall and then return to the main trail to continue on.

You will come across a sign showing Boardtree Falls splitting off of the trail, however doing Boardtree Falls first and then Upper and Lower Greeter Falls is more challenging. The directions listed below are the easiest way to view Boardtree Falls, Upper Greeter Falls and Lower Greeter Falls, so if you want to see all three be sure to follow the directions below.

If you want to visit Blue Hole Falls, go right at 0.1 miles from the beginning of the trail. This 0.5-mile spur (Blue Hole Trail) takes you through the forest to Blue Hole Falls, which has beautiful rapids and a deep swimming hole. Once you have viewed Blue Hole Falls return the way you came to the main trail.

At 0.3 miles, Greeter Falls Loop begins. Go right toward the sign leading to Greeter Falls. As you turn right, the trail leaves the old roadbed and immediately becomes rocky and drops down along large overhanging bluffs. Shortly you will reach a junction with the spur trails to Upper and Lower Greeter Falls at 0.4 miles. Immediately, as you turn right onto the spur trail, it forks again.

If you take the spur trail to the left you will reach Lower Greeter Falls. This trail uses a tight metal spiral staircase with narrow stairs followed by wooden steps that descend to reach the waterfall at 0.5 miles. Once you have seen Lower Greeter Falls return to the Greeter Falls spur and go to the right to see Upper Greeter Falls after a short walk.  After viewing Upper Greeter Falls, return to Greeter Falls Loop at 0.7 miles.

Continue to the right for another 0.3 miles and you will pass Boardtree Falls in a ravine on your right. Just past Boardtree Falls, keep following the Greeter Trail to the right and cross over a suspension bridge. The trail climbs steps to the right and soon rejoins the trail you started on, with just 0.3 miles to go to reach the parking lot.

Boardtree Falls

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Directions

From Tracy City: Take 56 north for about 16.5 miles. Soon after passing through Altamont, look for the Greeter Falls sign on the right. Follow that road for less than a mile to the parking lot for the Greeter Falls trail. From Beersheba Springs, TN: Follow TN State Route 56 South until Greeter Falls Road, within the city limits of Beersheba Springs. Turn left onto Greeter Falls Road and follow it for 0.5 miles. Then, turn left to keep following it and arrive at the parking area in 0.5 miles.

GPS Coordinates

To the Waterfall:35.436, -85.6936

Nearby Areas: Altamont, Blue Hole Falls, Lower Greeter Falls, Savage Gulf, South Cumberland State Park, Upper Greeter Falls

State: Tennessee

Ease of Trail: Moderate

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