Anglin Falls
Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Rockcastle County, Kentucky
- Access status
- Official preserve trail and parking
- The walk
- One-mile foot trail (state figure; one way or return not stated)
- Ground & access
- Uneven, moderate to strenuous trail. Hazards: cliffs at the falls and slippery rocks.
The preserve is owned by Berea College and managed with the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves. It protects a wooded gorge and the 75-foot wet-weather Anglin Falls. Drive Anglin Falls Road to the sign beside mailbox 542 R2, turn left and go 0.2 mile to the parking area and trailhead. The marked trail climbs the gorge to the falls. Stay on the marked trail. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Anglin Falls parking area off Anglin Falls Road to Anglin Falls, John B. Stephenson Memorial Forest State Nature Preserve
The Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves lists access as a one-mile foot trail. It does not say whether that is one way or the round trip.
Uneven, moderate to strenuous trail. Hazards: cliffs at the falls and slippery rocks.
Where to start
Preserve parking area at the end of a gravel driveway off Anglin Falls Road (CR 1042).
Timing & water
Open year round, sunrise to sunset. Wet-weather falls; flow is best after rain.
Before you go
No fee mentioned. Foot traffic only; horses, bicycles, climbing and rappelling not permitted. No facilities.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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