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Cathey's Creek Falls

Transylvania County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Transylvania County, North Carolina
Access status
Short steep path from a forest road pullout; wading for the open view
The walk
About 250 yards return (a little over 100 yards one way)
Ground & access
Short but steep path with some scrambling near the base; wading may be needed for a clear view. Slippery when wet.
NC Waterfalls: Catheys Creek Falls

Catheys Creek Falls is a long steep sliding cascade about 80 feet high into a large pool in Pisgah National Forest west of Brevard. From the tiny pullout on FS 471, 0.2 mile beyond where the road crosses Catheys Creek, an obvious path leads down to the falls. The last stretch needs a little scrambling, and an open view usually means wading into the pool. The falls are not visible from the road.

Plan your visit

FS 471 (Catheys Creek Road) pullout to the base of Catheys Creek Falls

NC Waterfalls gives the hike distance as a little over 100 yards one way. Waterfall Hero lists 0.1 miles.

Short but steep path with some scrambling near the base; wading may be needed for a clear view. Slippery when wet.

Where to start

NC Waterfalls: from downtown Brevard drive 3.3 miles west on US 64, turn right at the Kuykendall Group Camp sign, then immediately left on Catheys Creek Road (FS 471) and drive 3.2 miles to a tiny pullout on the left (unpaved after 0.7 mile). From Gloucester Gap on FS 475 it is 4.8 miles down FS 471. Trailhead GPS 35.22563, -82.80253.

Timing & water

Fallen trees in the pool change after floods and affect the view. Forest roads can be closed seasonally; check the Pisgah Ranger District.

Before you go

Pisgah National Forest, Pisgah Ranger District. No fee or reservation is reported.

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

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Waterfall location

Transylvania County, North Carolina.

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