Upper Creek Falls is pretty waterfall located in the Pisgah National Forest. If you are driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Linville Falls area, this waterfall is worth a short trip off the Parkway.
The trail starts just behind and to the left of the park sign with information about the waterfall and trail. At the beginning, the trail starts out mostly level and runs parallel to NC 181, then moves away and descends on switchbacks. There are many roots protruding into the trail path so watch your step.
At 0.38 miles you will come to a set of steps crossing over to the creek. This will bring you to the top of Upper Creek Falls and the view in the photo above.
Cross the creek (not a simple crossing, your shoes will most likely get wet) and follow the path downstream. Stay to the left on the main trail. This will bring you to the middle of the waterfall.
To reach the base continue downstream on the trail. Stay on the main path until you reach an obvious wide path leading to the base. You will need to climb up beside the cascade on a huge boulder to get a good view, but it’s worth it.
To continue to Lower Falls, head downstream, staying on the main path. After a little over 0.1 miles, you’ll come to Lower Falls. Cross stream to continue the loop and return to the parking lot.
I love your site! I never realized how many waterfalls were so close to the Blue Ridge Parkway until I started reading your site. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
I’ve never gone into the Pisgah National Forest before. I’ve been in the Smokies and the Blue Ridge Parkway. I’ve noticed that you have a few from Pisgah on your site, and decided to check this one out. There wasn’t much parking, but the trail is really easy to find. The trail was also well maintained like in the Smokies and the Blue Ridge. I really enjoyed the hike as it wasn’t as busy as most of them are in the other parks.
The top is really pretty, but the trail down to the bottom falls is pretty difficult. I tried, but had to turn around. It tricks you because it starts out so easy, but after you pass the first waterfall it gets harder really quickly.
This is a great hike! I go on the Blue Ridge all the time and had never heard of this one, so I decided to check it out since it was so close by. Thanks for letting me know!