Little Bradley Falls
Polk County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 49 ft (15 m)
- Location
- Polk County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Polk Trails marks the trail open; creek crossings required.
- The walk
- 1 mile one way; 2 miles return
- Ground & access
- Creek crossings and faded red blazes. The source's ankle-deep description is not a guarantee of current water depth.
Polk Trails documents a moderate return hike to Little Bradley Falls in Green River Game Lands.
Plan your visit
From parking off Holbert Cove Road, follow the red-blazed Little Bradley Falls Trail. Just beyond a quarter mile, take the right-hand continuation marked by flagging and cross the small creek. Another creek crossing follows before the falls. Return the same way.
Polk Trails explicitly publishes one mile each way.
Creek crossings and faded red blazes. The source's ankle-deep description is not a guarantee of current water depth.
Where to start
Parking is off Holbert Cove Road, as identified on the Polk Trails page and its parking photograph.
Timing & water
The reviewed Polk Trails page is marked OPEN. Water levels and trail conditions can change.
Before you go
Fees and reservation requirements unknown.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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