Walden Creek Waterfall

Lumpkin County, Georgia

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Lumpkin County, Georgia
Access status: Partial guide: forum visitor account; gate status varies
The walk: About 1.2 miles each way on the closed road plus under 0.25 mile of path
Ground & access: Old road with a long hill; creek crossing; path was rough and washed out in places. Scramble for lower views.

Top Row Dawg, Hair of the Dawg: Falls on Walden Creek

Park at the closed Forest Service road about 0.2 mile along Carlton Gooch Road. Walk the road as it climbs for about three quarters of a mile, then drops to a crossing of Walden Creek. A sign on a tree marks the turnoff; follow the path up the right side of the creek to an overlook of the 25 to 30 foot falls, which has a wooden swing.

Plan your visit

Gated Forest Service road off Carlton Gooch Road to High Shoals Falls on Walden Creek

The forum account gives 1.2 miles one way on the closed road, then less than a quarter mile to the overlook. No official measurement.

Old road with a long hill; creek crossing; path was rough and washed out in places. Scramble for lower views.

Where to start

Park at the gated FS road (FS 167, Carlton or Clayton Gooch Road) off Jack Walker Road. The account says the gate has sometimes been breached but advises parking at it because the road is single track.

Timing & water

Gate status and road conditions vary. Current conditions unknown.

Before you go

No fee stated.

Visitor information

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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Lumpkin County, Georgia.

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