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Pot Branch Falls

Rutherford County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Rutherford County, North Carolina
Access status
Short walk on old roads in South Mountains Game Land; rough gravel road with a ford
The walk
About 1 mile return (about 0.5 miles each way)
Ground & access
Easy old road and path, with a creek crossing that can be hard in high water. Steep scramble down the bank to the base. Rocks are slippery.
NC Waterfalls: Pot Branch Falls

Pot Branch Falls is a 25-foot series of slides, drops and potholes on Pot Branch in South Mountains Game Land, owned by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. From the clearing at the end of Old CCC Road, take the gated road on the right. Cross a small creek, keep right, and after a little over 0.1 miles turn right on the path. Cross a small branch, then Pot Branch, and you reach the top of the falls about 100 yards downstream. A steep scramble leads to the base.

Plan your visit

Old CCC Road clearing to Pot Branch Falls on old roads and a path in South Mountains Game Land

Waterfall Hero lists a 1.0 mile hike; NC Waterfalls lists approximately 0.5 miles. Same route both ways.

Easy old road and path, with a creek crossing that can be hard in high water. Steep scramble down the bank to the base. Rocks are slippery.

Where to start

Clearing about 3 miles past the end of pavement on unpaved Old CCC Road (SR 1731), reached from NC 226 via Jonestown Road and Melton Road. The road is rough and has a creek ford. If the gate just before the clearing is closed, Waterfall Hero says there is a small parking area before it.

Timing & water

Gate status on Old CCC Road can change; NC Waterfalls notes a gate before the clearing that has been open on its visits. This is game land, so hunting may take place.

Before you go

No fee or reservation is mentioned in the reviewed sources.

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

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Rutherford County, North Carolina.

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