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Upper Silver Run Falls

Jackson County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Jackson County, North Carolina
Access status
Short trail, then a steep root climb and informal path
The walk
About a quarter mile each way
Ground & access
Short, very steep climb up a rock face using roots, icy in winter, then braided informal paths through rhododendron. Not suitable for children. NC Waterfalls places the falls just inside the national forest line; land upstream is The Nature Conservancy Silver Run Preserve.
NC Waterfalls: Upper Silver Run Falls
Upper Silver Run Falls, NC
Upper Silver Run Falls, NC
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Upper Silver Run Falls is a steep cascading falls about 20 feet high on Silver Run Creek in Nantahala National Forest, upstream of the popular Silver Run Falls. Follow the short trail from the NC 107 pullout toward Silver Run Falls; the county map describes crossing a stream on a bridge before the falls. Before the trail drops to the pool at the base of Silver Run Falls, it passes a rock face covered with roots. Climb this near-vertical rock face, using the roots like ladder rungs. From the top, work upstream along several braided paths under and over rhododendron for about 0.1 miles to the falls. Return the same way, taking care on the descent of the rock face.

Plan your visit

Silver Run Falls trail from NC 107, then a short near-vertical root climb and an informal path upstream to Upper Silver Run Falls

NC Waterfalls gives the hike distance as approximately a quarter mile. The upper falls are about 0.1 miles upstream from the top of the rock face.

Short, very steep climb up a rock face using roots, icy in winter, then braided informal paths through rhododendron. Not suitable for children. NC Waterfalls places the falls just inside the national forest line; land upstream is The Nature Conservancy Silver Run Preserve.

Where to start

Paved pullout on the left of NC 107, 4.05 miles south of US 64 in Cashiers. Published trailhead coordinates: 35.06689, -83.06695.

Timing & water

Year-round. The rock face can be icy in winter and slippery when wet.

Before you go

No fee or reservation is mentioned.

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

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Waterfall location

Jackson County, North Carolina.

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