Upper Glen Marie Falls
Watauga County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Watauga County, North Carolina
- Access status
- Partial: this listing is probably the upper part of Glen Marie Falls; winter view only
- The walk
- About 2.2 miles return to the base of Glen Marie Falls
- Ground & access
- Moderate trail with steep parts, footbridges and a steady climb back up. The rocks at the falls are slippery; people have died at the top of the nearby falls.
This listing is probably the upper section of Glen Marie Falls; no published guide names an Upper Glen Marie Falls separately. Follow Glen Burney Trail from the end of the parking area past the old sewer plant ruins and the Cascades. At just under a mile, turn left at the split (right goes to Glen Burney Falls). The trail passes near the top of Glen Marie Falls and then descends to the base. About halfway down there is a winter view of the upper portion, which cannot be seen from the base. Do not go out on the rocks at the top of the falls.
Plan your visit
Annie Cannon Gardens in Blowing Rock, Glen Burney Trail down New Year's Creek, left fork toward Glen Marie Falls
Waterfall Hero lists a 2.2 mile hike length to Glen Marie Falls. The winter view of the upper part is about halfway down the side trail from the top of the falls to the base.
Moderate trail with steep parts, footbridges and a steady climb back up. The rocks at the falls are slippery; people have died at the top of the nearby falls.
Where to start
Annie Cannon Gardens and the Glen Burney trailhead on Laurel Lane, about 0.2 miles from Main Street in downtown Blowing Rock. Trailhead GPS 36.13263, -81.68043.
Timing & water
Foliage hides the view of the upper portion in warm months. No closure is stated by the sources.
Before you go
Town of Blowing Rock trail. No fee is stated by the sources.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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