Cedar Falls
Orange County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 5 ft (1.5 m)
- Location
- Orange County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Partial guide: park, parking and loop confirmed; the falls location on the loop comes from community trail listings only
- The walk
- About 1.2 mile loop (Hiking Project Purple Trail); the Town lists its Cedar Falls Trail at 1.5 miles
- Ground & access
- Natural-surface park trail with about 150 to 190 feet of total climbing on the loop; some side paths drop to the creek.
Cedar Falls is a small falls on the creek inside Cedar Falls Park, a Town of Chapel Hill park on Weaver Dairy Road. The Town page confirms a natural-surface trail, parking and restrooms at the park, open dawn to dusk. Hiking Project describes the purple-marked outer loop with a waterfall feature; The Outbound lists the park loop as passing a waterfall. The Town page itself does not mention the falls, and the exact spot where the loop meets the falls is described only in community trail listings.
Plan your visit
Cedar Falls Park Purple Trail loop past the falls on the creek
Hiking Project gives the Purple Trail outer loop as 1.2 miles. The Town of Chapel Hill lists the natural-surface Cedar Falls Trail at 1.5 miles. The Outbound lists a 1.18 mile loop with a waterfall feature. Distances differ because the park trails overlap.
Natural-surface park trail with about 150 to 190 feet of total climbing on the loop; some side paths drop to the creek.
Where to start
Cedar Falls Park, 501 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill, across from East Chapel Hill High School. The Town page lists parking and restrooms; hours are dawn to dusk.
Timing & water
Open dawn to dusk year round. Flow on this small creek is best after rain.
Before you go
Town park; no fee. Dogs leashed per Hiking Project.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.