CONNESTEE FALLS HIKERS

- List of Hikes -


Ashmore  & Chandler Preserves

 

Location: Near Caesar's Head SP, SC

- miles, - ft elevation change

Last hiked: 2/8/2011

Ashmore Preserve    Chandler Preserve

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Lake Wattacoo Granite outcrop at Chandler Heritage Preserve

Avery Creek & Twin Falls Trails

 

Location: Pisgah - near the stables

4.8 miles, 480 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 4/19/2011

NCWaterfalls.com

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A Twin Showy orchis

Big Bend Falls & King Creek Falls

 

Location: Chattooga River, SC

6.5 miles, 200 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 11/23/2010

SCTrails.com

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Big Bend Falls King Creek Falls

Buck Springs Trail

 

Location: Pisgah Inn to 276

6.0 miles, 1200 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 5/3/2011

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Flame azalea Along the trail
Cat Gap Loop, Cedar Rock Creek Falls,  & John Rock

 

Location: Fish Hatchery, Pisgah NF, NC

5.6 miles, 800 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 5/17/2011

NCWaterfalls.com

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Dill Falls & Upper Dill Falls

 

Location: N of Balsam Grove, NC, off Hwy 215

4.5 miles, 200 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 2/15/2011

NCWaterfalls.com

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Lunch at Dill Falls

Upper Dill Falls

Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve

 

Location: Rocky Bottom, SC

4.4 miles, 500 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 4/20/2010

SCTrails.com

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Overlooking the Narrows Yellow trillium

High Falls on the South Mills River

 

Location: Near Pink Beds, Pisgah NF, NC

7.0 miles, 400 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 3/8/2011

Hike description

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At the Otter Hole High Falls

Issaqueena & Yellow Branch Falls,
& Stumphouse Tunnel

 

Location: Oconee County, SC, off SC 28

4.0 miles, 300 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 3/29/2011

Issaqueena  

Yellow Branch  

Stumphouse

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Yellow Branch FallsLunch Issaqueena FallsStumphouse Tunnel

Laurel Fork Creek

 

Location: Pickens County, SC, off 178S

6.8 miles, 800 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 3/22/2011

SCTrails.com

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On the Laurel Fork Trail Oconee Bells

Lower Whitewater Falls & White Owl Falls

 

Location: Hwy 281S

4.8 miles, 300 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 3/1/2011

SCTrails.com            NCWaterfalls.com 

TOPO Whitewater    TOPO White Owl

Lower Whitewater Falls White Owl Falls
Max Patch

 

Location: NW NC, off I-40 Exit 7

4.4 miles, 550 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 5/10/2011

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On Max Patch

Panthertown 

- Jawbone, Elbow, & Schoolhouse Falls

 

Location: Cold Mountain Road, Lake Toxaway

5.9 miles, 550 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 2/22/2011

NCWaterfalls.com   

Panthertown trail map

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Jawbone (aka Middle Wardens) FallsElbow (aka Lower Wardens) Falls Schoolhouse FallsLunch at Elbow Falls

Rainbow Falls

 

Location: Jones Gap State Park, SC

4.8 miles; 1100 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 11/9/2010

SCTrails.com

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Rainbow Falls

Jones Gap State Park

Reasonover Creek loop

 

Location: DuPont State Park, NC

5.9 miles; 400 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 10/19/2010

DuPont map

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Reasonover Creek trail Lake Julia

Reedy Cove (Twin) Falls 

 

Location: Pickens County, SC

3.5 miles; 250 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 1/4/2011

SCTrails.com  NCWaterfalls.com

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Reedy Cove (Twin) Falls Lunch with a view

Slate Rock - Pilot Cove loop

 

Location: Pisgah Forest, off Yellow Gap Road

3.5 miles; 850 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 10/12/2010

GORP info

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View from Slate Rock

Lunch on Slate Rock

Station Cove Falls & Oconee Station

 

Location: Off 107S near Walhalla

7.5 miles; 800 ft elevation change

Last hiked: 4/10/2011

SCTrails.com

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PinxterflowerStation Cove Falls HikersOconee station

 

   

 

   

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Last updated 05/20/2011