Fairmont Falls
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Access status
- Permit-only Metro park trail; parking location given with permit
- The walk
- Half-mile trail
- Ground & access
- Upland woodland trail of moderate difficulty. Take care crossing at the top of the falls.
Fairmount Falls is in Jefferson Memorial Forest, a Louisville Metro park. A hiking permit is required; it is free from the Jefferson Memorial Forest Welcome Center at 502-368-5404. The short woodland trail from the parking area gives views of the waterfall when water is flowing, and the trail crosses the top of the falls. A short in-and-out trail continues beyond the falls.
Plan your visit
Fairmount Falls parking area to Fairmount Falls, Jefferson Memorial Forest (free permit required)
Louisville Parks gives the Fairmount Falls trail as a half-mile trail. It does not say whether that is one way or the round trip.
Upland woodland trail of moderate difficulty. Take care crossing at the top of the falls.
Where to start
Fairmount Falls parking area. Its location is not published on the reviewed page; get directions with the permit.
Timing & water
Flow is strongest after rain. Welcome Center office hours apply for permits.
Before you go
Free hiking permit required in advance from the Jefferson Memorial Forest Welcome Center, 11311 Mitchell Hill Road.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.