Hike Length: 1.8 miles
Estimated Time: 1 to 2 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Location: Wilson Creek (Grandfather Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest)
Trail Users: Hiking only
Dogs: Yes
Features: Waterfalls (1)
Crowds: Low
Warnings: The rocks around waterfalls are slippery. There is one water crossings to reach the waterfalls that will likely require wading.
Trailhead GPS: 36.03162,-81.80329
Waterfall GPS: 36.02519,-81.79741
Directions:
From Linville, head east out of town on Roseboro Road to the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 308.2. Cross the parkway after which the road becomes gravel and is narrow, steep and winding. After about 4 miles, the road becomes paved for about 0.5 miles in the small community of Roseboro, then goes back to gravel and becomes FR-981 as it enters the forest. Go another 0.3 miles on FR-981 to a parking area on the right just past the bridge over Gragg Prong.
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Hike Description:
From the parking area, cross back over the bridge and go left to pick up Lost Cove Trail (#262), which is also part of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail (#440). The trail follows Gragg Prong downstream on river right. In about a half-mile, cross the creek to river left. At 0.7 miles from the trailhead, the trail crosses a small tributary. Just before the tributary, an obvious path to the right leads down to the creek at a campsite. The waterfall is just upstream.
You can scramble around on the rocks to view the falls from different angles and the pool at the base makes a nice swimhole.
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