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Kevin Adams North Carolina Waterfalls Challenges Kevin Adams North Carolina Waterfalls Challenges Date Viewed Code 100 Disabled100 Access 250 500 One-Way Length Trail Hike Difficulty Book Number Page Visited Waterfall Name Notes Central & Eastern Hub Shacktown Falls X X 200 feet 1 16 Uwharrie Falls X Short 18 Lanier Falls X 2.5 5 19 Jumping Fish Falls X 0.6 5 20 Clark Park Falls X X 0.1 1 21 Waterfall on Little River X X Roadside na 25 Hanging Rock & Mayo River Hub Window Falls X X X 0.6 5-7 27 Hidden Falls X 0.45 5 28 Upper Cascade Falls X X 0.3 2-5 28 Torys Falls X 350 yards 5 29 Lower Cascade Falls X X 0.4 3-7 29 Fall Creek Falls X X 300 yards 2 31 Elkin Hub Carter Falls 4 X X X na Wilkesboro Hub Moravian Falls X X Roadside na 33 Stone Mountain State Park Hub Stone Mountain Falls X X 0.6 3-5 34 Middle Falls X 35 Lower Falls X 35 Widows Creek Falls X X 150 yards 2 35 Falls on Horse Cove Branch tributary X X Roadside na 36 West Jefferson Hub Riverview Falls X X Roadside na 37 Bluff Mountain Falls X X Roadside na 37 Sharpes Falls X X Roadside na 38 Boone Hub Betseys Rock Falls X Short 39 Cascade Falls X X 0.4 3 39 Craborchard Falls X X X 0.7 7 40 Watauga Falls X X Roadside na 41 Laurel Creek Falls X X Roadside na 41 Blowing Rock Hub Glen Burney Falls X X 1.07 6 42 Glen Marie Falls X X 1.2 6 42 Lower Thunderhole Falls X 44 Thunderhole Falls X X 0.5 5 44 Hebron Colony Falls X X 1.6 3-6 45 Silvervale Falls X X Roadside na 46 Grandfather Mountain Hub Upper Creek Falls X X X 0.6 6 47 Raven Cliff Falls X X 2.5 10 48 Burnthouse Branch Falls X X 3 8 51 North Harper Creek Falls X X X 1 6 51 Chestnut Cove Branch Falls X 52 South Harper Creek Falls X X X 1.88 3-6 52 Upper Little Lost Cove Falls X X X 0.6 4-8 54 Little Lost Cove Falls X X X 0.7 4-9 54 Bard Falls X X X 1.77 4 55 Hunt Fish Falls X X X 0.87 6 57 Hunt Fish Sidekick Falls X 0.87 6 57 Middle Gragg Prong Falls X X X 1.21 4 57 Upper Gragg Prong Falls X X 58 Gragg Prong Falls X X X 1.49 4 59 Harper Creek Falls X X 1.72 5-8 59 Ten Foot Falls X X Roadside na 60 Phillips Branch Falls X X 0.5 4 60 Thorps Creek Falls X X 0.19 3 61 Walker Hollow Falls X X Roadside na 61 Steels Creek Falls X X X 0.9 mile 7 62 Woodruff Branch Falls X 62 Beverly Hillbilly Falls X 64 Teacups Falls X X 65 Zigzag Falls X 65 Rip Breeches Falls X 65 Newt Falls X 66 Upper Steels Creek Falls X X 66 Mossy Ledge Falls X 67 Mossy Chute Falls X 67 Buck Creek Falls X 68 Orange Rock Falls X 68 4x4 Falls X 68 Green Mountain Falls X X Roadside na 68 Tanawha Falls X X Roadside na 68 Otter Falls X X 69 Elk Park Hub Elk Falls X X X 300 yards 4 73 Waterfalls Park Falls X X Roadside na 75 Buckeye Creek Falls X X 0.5 6 75 She Falls Falls X X 76 Linville Gorge Hub Linville Falls X X X Varies 77 Duggers Falls X X 0.1 3 80 English Falls X X 0.4 10 80 Bear Den Falls X 82 Laurel Leap Falls X 1.25 10 83 Still Falls X X 1.25 6 83 Yellow Fork Falls X X 1 5-8 85 Cathedral Falls X X 2.4 7 86 Little Switzerland Hub Crabtree Falls X X X 1.1 5 88 Grassy Creek Falls X X 0.9 5 89 Spruce Pine Hub Emerald Village Falls X X Roadside na 90 Cutler Falls X X 91 Burnsville Hub Big Creek Falls X X Roadside na 93 Mount Mitchell Hub Roaring Fork Falls X X X 0.65 3 95 Setrock Creek Falls X X X 0.53 2-4 96 Whiteoak Creek Falls X X 100 yards 6 97 Falling Water Branch Falls 3 X X 0.5 5-8 na Craggy Gardens Hub Glassmine Falls X X Roadside na 100 Walker Falls X X Roadside na 102 Cascades Waterfall X 103 Douglas Falls X X X 0.55 4 103 Hot Springs Hub West Prong Hickey Fork Falls X X 1.28 7 105 Trillium Falls X X Roadside na 106 Valdese Hub McGalliard Falls X X Few 100' 2-5 108 Granite Falls X X Roadside na 109 South Mountains Hub High Shoals Falls X X X 0.93 7 110 Little River Falls X 111 Pot Branch Falls X X X 0.5 4 112 Marion Hub Toms Creek Falls X X X 0.4 3 115 Buck Creek Falls X X Roadside na 116 Old Fort Hub Catawba Falls X X X 1.2 5 117 Lower Catawba Falls X 119 Upper Catawba Falls X X 1.4 5-10 119 Hickory Branch Falls X X X 0.59 7 120 Slick Falls X 121 Licklog Branch Falls X 0.5 10 122 Asheville Hub Graybeard Falls X 124 Hickory Nut Gorge Hub Hickory Nut Falls X X X 0.67 4 125 Little Bearwallow Falls X X 1.4 7 128 Saluda-Tryon-Columbus Hub Pearsons Falls X X X 0.31 5 131 Waterfall on Pearson Falls Road X X Roadside na 131 Melrose Falls X X X 0.7 3-7 132 Shunkawauken Falls X X Roadside na 134 Bradley Falls X X X 0.88 7 135 Creekside Falls X 136 Little Bradley Falls X X X 1 5 136 Fungi Falls X X 0.3 4-8 137 Milton Bradley Falls X X 2 3-8 138 Bradley Cooper Falls X 2.25 3-10 140 Marilou Bradley Falls X 2.25 3-10 140 Cavern Falls X 2.5 3-10 141 Case Falls X X 200 yards 8 142 Emily Falls X X 0.4 3 142 Lower waterfall on Hungry River X 0.5 4 142 Upper waterfall on Hungry River X X Roadside na 143 Pulliam Creek Falls X 143 Sillers Falls X 144 Turtle Rock Falls X 0.4 7 na Rainy Falls X 0.9 6-10 na Brevard South Hub Turley Falls X X Roadside na 146 Key Falls X X Roadside na 147 Connestee Falls X X 60 yards 1 148 Hooker Falls X X X 0.3 4 152 Triple Falls X X X 0.35 6 152 High Falls (Little River) X X X 0.96 6 154 Bridal Veil Falls X X X 2.4 4 154 Grassy Creek Falls X 156 Wintergreen Falls X X 1.32 4-6 156 Merry Falls X 157 Glencannon Falls X X Roadside na 158 Williamson Creek Falls X X Roadside na 158 Brevard North Hub Avery Creek Falls X X 0.5 5 159 Twin Falls X X X 2 5 160 Clawhammer Falls X 160 Upper Avery Creek Falls X X 1.75 4-8 162 Looking Glass Falls X X Roadside na 163 Moore Cove Falls X X X 0.7 5 164 Little Moore Cove Falls X X 0.9 6 165 Jacks Cove Falls X 165 Sliding Rock Falls X X 0.1 1 165 Falls on Looking Glass Creek (1 of 4) X 166 Falls on Looking Glass Creek (2 of 4) X 166 Falls on Looking Glass Creek (3 of 4) X 166 Falls on Looking Glass Creek (4 of 4) X 166 Discovery Falls X X 0.5 3-7 166 Log Hollow Falls X X X 0.53 3 167 Big Bearpen Falls X 168 Upper Log Hollow Falls X X 0.6 3-7 169 Logging Road Falls X X 1 4 170 Upper Logging Road Falls X 170 Slick Rock Falls X X 100 yards 5 170 Lower Slick Rock Falls X 171 Middle Rockhouse Creek Falls X 171 Upper Rockhouse Creek Falls X 171 Lower Rockhouse Creek Falls X X Roadside na 171 Cedar Rock Falls X X X 0.81 6 171 Grogan Creek Falls X X 1.85 5 172 Cove Creek Falls X X X 1.25 5-6 173 Caney Bottom Falls X 174 Waterfall on Cove Creek X 174 Toms Spring Falls X X X 0.46 3 174 Upper Toms Spring Falls X X 175 Twin Boulder Falls X X 2.75 3-7 175 Shuck Ridge Creek Falls X X 4.5 5-9 176 Long Branch Falls X X 0.9 3-7 177 Gemini Falls X X 0.9 7-9 178 Sassafras Knob Falls X 179 Laurel Fork Falls X X 1 7-9 180 South Laurel Fork Falls X 180 Kuykendall Falls X X 4.7 5-10 181 Catheys Creek Falls X X X 100 yards 6 182 Billy Branch Falls X X 1.2 4-7 183 High Falls (South Fork Mills River) X X X 1.92 5 183 Bennett Cove Falls X 185 Cherry Cove Falls X 185 No Name Cove Falls X 185 Poundingmill Branch Falls X 185 Pigeon Branch Falls X 185 Cradle Falls X 185 Barnett Branch Trail Falls X 185 Upper Barnett Branch Falls X 186 Lower Barnett Branch Falls X 186 Upper Big Bald Falls X 186 Lower Big Bald Falls X 186 Upper Thompson Ridge Falls X 186 Lower Thompson Ridge Falls X 186 Bradley Creek Falls X 186 Slate Rock Creek Falls X 186 Bee Branch Falls X 186 Laughing Falls X X 186 King Creek Falls X 187 Saxifrage Falls X 187 Shining Rock & Middle Prong Hub Mount Hardy Falls X X X 1.3 5 190 Lower Bubbling Spring Branch Falls X X X 0.28 4 191 Upper Bubbling Spring Branch Falls X X X 0.3 4-7 192 Wildcat Falls (Silver Mine Branch) X X X 0.7 3 192 Little Wildcat Falls X X Roadside na 194 Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades X X 100 yards 7 194 Lower Wildcat Falls X X 100 yards 9 195 Middle Wildcat Falls X 196 Waterfalls of Flat Laurel Creek X 196 Little Sam Falls X 196 Lower Sam Branch Falls X X X 0.25 3-7 198 Sam Branch Falls X X 0.75 10 198 Wash Hollow Falls X X X 0.3 3-7 200 Sunburst Falls X X Roadside na 200 Little Bird Falls X X 0.1 5 201 Little Beartrap Falls X X 0.11 2-10 202 Middle Prong Falls X X 0.75 3-10 203 Boomer Inn Falls X 203 Big Beartrap Falls X X 1.3 3-7 204 Boulderfield Falls X X 2.6 5-10 205 Buckeye Falls X X 1.5 7-10 206 Sheephead Falls X 207 Upper Buckeye Falls X 208 Skinny Dip Falls X X X 0.42 5 208 Waterfall in Bullpen Cove X X Roadside na 209 Upper Dark Prong Falls X 210 Dark Prong Falls X 210 Serpentine Falls X 210 Lower Greasy Cove Falls X 211 GPS Falls X 211 Ivestor Ridge Falls X 212 Upper Greasy Cove Falls X 212 Second Falls X X X 0.34 5 213 Yellowstone Falls X X 0.8 5-8 214 Upper Falls X X X 1.52 6 215 Balsam Grove Hub Dill Falls X X X 0.2 4 217 Upper Dill Falls X X X 0.2 7 218 Herrin Knob Falls X X 0.4 7 219 Wolf Mountain Falls X X 0.8 5-10 220 Yellow Patch Falls X X 0.5 5-10 221 Kiesee Falls X X X 0.7 4-9 222 Upper Kiesee Falls X X X 0.8 4-8 223 Chestnut Falls X X X 0.9 4 223 Summey Cove Falls X X Roadside na 223 Courthouse Falls X X X 0.4 3-6 224 Cody Falls X X 0.4 3-9 225 Red Rock Falls X X 1.4 7 226 Mill Shoals X X Few 100' 3 227 Bird Rock Falls X X X 0.2 3 228 Big Bearwallow Falls X X 100 yards 10 229 Boxcar Falls X 230 Lemon Falls X X X 30 feet 8 231 Diamond Creek Falls X X Roadside na 231 Bruce Knob Falls X 4 5-10 232 Johnnies Creek Falls X 233 Double Branch Falls X X 0.3 3-7 233 John Neal Falls X X 2 5-7 234 Balsam Falls X 0.5 8 na Lower Balsam Falls X 0.6 10 na Patricia Falls X 1 10 na Lauren Falls X 1.1 10 na Rosman Hub Pounding Mill Falls X X Roadside na 238 Reece Place Falls X X 239 Graveley Falls X X 239 East Fork Falls X X 100 yards 6 240 Frozen Creek Shoals X X Roadside na 240 McCall Mill Shoals X X Roadside na 242 Lake Toxaway South Hub Toxaway Falls X X Roadside na 245 Twin Falls X X 0.7 8 247 Wintergreen Falls X X 5.1 5-10 249 Upper
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