Amadehy Falls
Wilkes County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Wilkes County, North Carolina
- Access status
- State park trail to falls view; base reached by short steep bushwhack
- The walk
- About 2.6 miles return
- Ground & access
- Natural-surface trail with a steep descent and climb. The path off the trail to the base of the falls is very steep and unofficial; rocks near the falls are slippery.
Park at the overlook parking area at the end of Rendezvous Mountain Road. Walk up the road a short way to the Amadahy Waterfalls Trail, which follows a ridge and descends steeply to Purlear Creek in just over a mile. The trail then follows the creek upstream, and the falls are visible from the trail. A short, steep bushwhack leads to the base. Return the same way, climbing back up.
Plan your visit
Amadahy Waterfalls Trail from the Rendezvous Mountain State Park overlook parking down to Purlear Creek
Waterfall Hero Hikes lists a 2.6-mile hike and says the trail reaches the creek in just over a mile. NC State Parks lists the full Amadahy Waterfalls Trail as 4.25 miles; this walk uses only part of it.
Natural-surface trail with a steep descent and climb. The path off the trail to the base of the falls is very steep and unofficial; rocks near the falls are slippery.
Where to start
Overlook parking area at the end of Rendezvous Mountain Road (about 1.4 miles of gravel) off Shingle Gap Road, Purlear. Park address: 1956 Rendezvous Mountain Road, Purlear, NC 28665.
Timing & water
NC State Parks lists October hours as 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily from November. Finish hikes 10 minutes before the gate closes.
Before you go
NC State Parks says there are no fees to access Rendezvous Mountain for day use.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
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