Caney Bottom Falls (Pisgah)

Caney Bottom Falls is a waterfall on its Caney Bottom Creek in Transylvania County, North Carolina.  The waterfall is located in Pisgah National Forest near Davidson River.

Hike Length: 2.4 miles
Estimated Time: 1 to 2 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Location: Davidson River (Pisgah Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest)
Trail Users: Hiking
Dogs: Must be on a leash
Features: Waterfalls (1)
Crowds: Moderate
Warnings: The rocks around the waterfalls are very slippery.  The spur trail to the base if very steep.
Trailhead GPS: 35.28308,-82.81692
Waterfall GPS: 35.29763,-82.81527

Directions:

From Brevard, head east on US-276/US-64 to where they split and turn left to stay on US-276.  Drive north for 5.3 miles and turn left on Forest Road 475 towards Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education.  Go 3.1 to a small parking area on the left just before a single-lane bridge.

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Hike Description:

Hike up the gated road across the street towards the Cove Creek Group Campround.  At about 0.3 miles, there is a scenic cascade on Cove Creek just down from the road.

Continue through the campground and pick up Caney Bottom Trail (#361).  At 0.9 miles from the start, there is a nice scenic cascade along Caney Bottom.  A short scramble path leads to a view.

Continue another 0.2 miles to a trailside view of Caney Bottom Falls.  I didn't see any reasonable way to get down for a better view.

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