Long Branch Falls
Transylvania County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Transylvania County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Gated forest road walk with a short steep side path; two firsthand sources agree
- The walk
- About 1.9 miles return
- Ground & access
- Easy gated forest road, then a short, steep scramble path that may have fallen trees across it. Rocks are very slippery.
Walk past the gate on FR 5095. In just under a mile you hear Long Branch; before the road crosses the creek, take the steep path on the right (the left bank, facing downstream) up to the side of the 25-foot falls. A frontal view requires scooting out on logs and rock. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Gated FR 5095 (Searcy Creek Road) to Long Branch Falls
Waterfall Hero gives 1.9 miles for the whole out-and-back hike. The July 2024 legacy account gives about 1 mile one way along the gated road.
Easy gated forest road, then a short, steep scramble path that may have fallen trees across it. Rocks are very slippery.
Where to start
From US 276 north of Brevard, take FR 475 toward the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education for about 4.2 to 4.3 miles, past the Cove Creek and Daniel Ridge parking areas, and park at the gated FR 5095 on the left without blocking the gate. There is room for only 2 to 4 vehicles.
Timing & water
The legacy account was updated July 2024, before Hurricane Helene. FR 475 is not on the Forest Service storm-damage closure list.
Before you go
Current fees and reservation requirements unknown.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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