Log Hollow Falls

Log Hollow Falls is a pretty 25-30 foot waterfall located in the Pisgah National Forest.  Unlike a lot of the waterfalls in this area, Log Hollow Falls doesn’t get as many visitors. The trail is well defined and follows Forest Service Road 5043 that is closed to vehicles.

You park right in front of the gated road. There are two options available from the parking area – a trail leading up into the woods and the gated FS5042. You’ll want to walk around the gate and follow the service road trail into a large open area.

Less than 0.25 miles from the parking area, you will reach the first bridge. Continue past the first bridge up the walkway for another 5 minutes or so to the next bridge. You’ll see Log Hollow Falls on your right.

To see a close up view of Log Hollow Falls from the base, cross the bridge and look for the side trail immediately on your right as soon as you cross the bridge.

To return to the parking area, simply turn around and walk back the way you came. Before visiting Log Hollow Falls, check ahead and make sure you can reach this waterfall as sometimes the connecting roads may be closed due to snow (especially from January to March) or flooding in the area.

While in the area, you may want to check out Looking Glass Falls, Daniel Ridge Falls, Moore Cove Falls, Cedar Rock Falls and Slick Rock Falls. There are several other waterfalls that are off of this main trail that we hope to get back to visit soon, but were unable to this trip due to trail blockage on the Discovery Falls trail. A large tree had fallen in the path and we were unable to  find another path that led to Discovery Falls. We made our way back to the main trail and were able to visit Log Hollow Falls, but it got dark before we could reach Upper Log Hollow Falls and Logging Road Falls. We hope to visit there again soon and will update the website with these falls then.