“Look with open eyes and you will see the beauty of the
waterfall.”
Anthony
T. Hincks
This
beautiful falls is located near Neel’s Gap in the Chattahoochee
National Forest and is south of Blairsville, Georgia in the North
Georgia Mountains. This is a beautiful kid friendly 0.4 mile hike
trail to the falls along a mossy creek and through a beautiful
Hemlock forest.
The
is an easy trail that meanders through a lovely hardwood forest with
rhododendrons throughout. There is a boardwalk area with several
overlooks. Some of the improvements were even worked on by the
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) dating back to the 1940’s. This
is a family friendly place to bring your family as it is an easy walk
and with lots of nature for all to experience. We enjoyed the walk
through the woods to get to the falls.
To
get to the lower falls you have to walk down 20 wooden steps to the
creek. When you get there you get a nice view of the 35 foot falls
and there is a wadding area in the inviting creek that is great for
all to cool off during the warm weather. The smooth rocks in the
creek can be slippery so watch your step.
In
just over a hundred yards you can reach the Upper Falls. This is an
easy walk to get to the falls and there is a small wooden viewing
platform. There is also a nice wading area there as well as with
the lower falls and if you brave enough to get real close to the
falls, there is a deep pool that depending on the time of year can be
as deep as six feet. When we were there in the fall, we saw a few
people get in the water. We enjoyed watching them in the water
while we enjoyed watching the falls. This spectacular falls is 60
feet.
There
is not much parking so that can be a challenge. Since this is an
easy falls to reach, it is very popular and can be a bit crowded.
Hope you get to visit these falls in the north Georgia Mountains.
It is so worth the trip.
“There
is no better place to find yourself than sitting by a waterfall and
listening to its music.”
Roland
R. Kemler.
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