Upper Maple Spring Branch Falls
Transylvania County, North Carolina
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Transylvania County, North Carolina
- Ground elevation
- About 1,799 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Maple Spring Branch
- Land
- Gorges State Park
- Nearby mapped access
- Mapped parking area (route unconfirmed)
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Upper Maple Spring Branch Falls is mapped in Transylvania County, North Carolina, 12.9 miles southwest of Brevard. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
The land ownership record at this location lists Gorges State Park. The land record lists public access. Check the manager’s current visitor information for permitted routes and closures.
Water & terrain
Maple Spring Branch is mapped within 60 metres (about 200 feet) of the waterfall. Proximity alone does not confirm which stream feeds the falls.
Ground elevation is the land’s height above sea level, not the waterfall’s drop.
Sources for these details
Nearby streams and paths: OpenStreetMap. Land names: USGS PAD-US ownership records, with planning boundaries used only where ownership has no usable name. Ground elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program.
Map records do not verify a walking route or current access conditions.
Before you make the trip
The closest mapped parking is 0.9 mi away in a straight line. This is not a walking distance.
Trail length, parking rules and current conditions have not been confirmed for this entry.
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Double Drop FallsPartial guide: trail to the area, then an unmarked off-trail descentTransylvania County, NC0.4 miW
- Maple Spring Branch FallsPartial guide: faint unofficial descent and scramble from the trailTransylvania County, NC0.5 miSW
- Auger Hole FallsTransylvania County, NC0.5 miSW
- Frozen Creek ShoalsTransylvania County, NC0.8 miE
- Chub Line FallsPartial: state park trail then an unmarked very steep descentTransylvania County, NC1.1 miSW
- Step Around FallsTransylvania County, NC1.1 miSW
- Eel Line FallsTransylvania County, NC1.3 miS
- Lower Bearwallow FallsPartial guide: no trail for the final descent; park position on access unclearTransylvania County, NC1.4 miSW
- Luner FallsTransylvania County, NC1.5 miSE