Hike Length: 0.8 miles
Estimated Time: 1 to 2 hours
Difficulty: Difficult
Location: Nantahala Ranger District of Nantahala National Forest
Trail Users: Hiking only
Dogs: Yes
Features: Waterfalls (1)
Crowds: Low
Warnings: The rocks around the waterfalls are very slippery. There is no trail to the falls and involves creek walking.
Trailhead GPS: 35.25598,-82.93982
Waterfall GPS: 35.25872,-82.93341
Directions:
From Brevard, head west on US-64 for about 8 miles and turn right on NC-215 north just before Rosman. Drive just under 14 miles and turn left on Charleys Creek Road. Go 1.7 miles to a small pull-off on the left side in a right-hand curve in the road.
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Hike Description:
From the pull-off, walk back up Charleys Creek Road a short ways and take an overgrown gravel road on the right heading into the woods. In a couple hundred feet, the road fords Pinhook Creek. Just before the ford, there is some semblance of a path following the creek upstream. Follow this as long as you can and then get in the creek and continue heading upstream. The waterfall is less than a half-mile upstream from the ford and you're getting close if you see an open area (that's private property) on the left.
There's an old log structure right next to the waterfall, probably the remains of an grist mill.
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