Twin Falls
Transylvania County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Transylvania County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Partial: forest trail documented; road gate status near the trailhead not confirmed
- The walk
- About 3.8 to 4 miles return from the Buckhorn Gap trailhead
- Ground & access
- Hiking and horse trail with several log footbridges and fords. The rocks at the falls are very slippery; reaching the upper part of the right-hand fall is a slippery scramble.
From the Buckhorn Gap trailhead, follow the orange-blazed Buckhorn Gap Trail down to Avery Creek. Where the Avery Creek Trail splits off, stay on the orange blazes, cross the creek and follow Henry Branch upstream on footbridges beside the horse fords. At about 1.6 miles, turn left on Twin Falls Trail (#604) to the falls. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Buckhorn Gap Trail (#103) from Avery Creek Road (FR 477), then the short Twin Falls Trail (#604) spur
Waterfall Hero lists a 3.8 mile hike length; Rich Stevenson describes a 4 mile round trip. If Avery Creek Road is still gated past the stables, add about 1.3 miles each way on the road on foot.
Hiking and horse trail with several log footbridges and fords. The rocks at the falls are very slippery; reaching the upper part of the right-hand fall is a slippery scramble.
Where to start
Pull-off on the right at the Buckhorn Gap Trail (#103) trailhead, about 2.6 to 2.7 miles up gravel Avery Creek Road (FR 477) from US 276. The route description dates from 2025. At that time FR 477 was gated just past the riding stables, with a new parking area 1.4 miles up the road and about 1.3 miles of road walking to the trailhead.
Timing & water
Whether the FR 477 gate past the stables is still closed is not confirmed. The Forest Service Helene closure list does not name Avery Creek Road. Ask the Pisgah Ranger District, (828) 877-3265.
Before you go
Pisgah Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest. No fee is stated by the sources.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Powerline FallsTransylvania County, NC0.5 miSW
- Upper Avery Creek FallsPartial guide: forest trail route described; vehicle access on FR 477 was limited and current status is unknownTransylvania County, NC0.7 miSW
- Clawhammer FallsPartial guide: short off-trail finish and the FR 477 vehicle closure status is unverifiedTransylvania County, NC1.1 miSE
- Avery Creek FallsNational forest trail route documentedTransylvania County, NC1.2 miS
- High FallsPartial guide: unofficial path and river wade; trail beyond Billy Branch not checked since HeleneTransylvania County, NC1.8 miNE
- Poundingmill Branch FallsForest road and unofficial path in Pisgah National ForestTransylvania County, NC1.9 miNW
Upper Moore Cove FallsTransylvania County, NC2.0 miSW
Upper Little Moore Cove FallsPartial guide: off-trail Class III bushwhack on an unofficial path beyond the Forest Service trailTransylvania County, NC2.0 miSW
Moore Cove FallsResearched visit notes49 ft (15 m) · Transylvania County, NC2.0 miSW