Monday morning, it was raining in Maggie Valley. I headed back up to the Blue Ridge Parkway and it was very cloudy and rainy all the way to Waterrock Knob, but cleared up a bit as I drove past. There were nice views from View Wesner Bald.
I wasn't sure about parking at US-74, so I stopped at the Orchards Overlook to park. There wasn't much of a view from here, but I could pick up the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.
The trail followed a gravel road for over a mile then turned on a foot trail, staying relatively parallel to the parkway.
I made a short detour on a blue-blazed spur that led to the parkway at Woodfin Cascades Overlook.
A short scramble path next to the spur led down from the parkway to the base of Upper Woodfin Cascades.
After some pictures, I got back on the MST and followed it to Fork Ridge Overlook.
From here, I started making my way back. At the Orchards Overlook, I continued on the trail down to US-74 and then turned back.
On the way back to Maggie Valley, I made a stop at Soco Falls.
With the summer foliage, there wasn't much of a view from the overlook so I just climbed down to the base.
On the way back up, I stopped to see the upper cascades that can't be seen from the base.
I headed back to Maggie Valley. BearWater wasn't open on Mondays, so I went to Waynesville and had dinner at Boojum in downtown. Back at the hotel, I took advantage of the pool and hot tub before leaving.
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