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Wildcat Falls

Haywood County, North Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
197 ft (60 m)
Location
Haywood County, North Carolina
Access status
Forest trail to a bridge at the falls
The walk
About 1.4 miles return
Ground & access
Easy to moderate old road. Bubbling Spring Branch is usually an easy rock hop. The rocks around the falls are very slippery.
Waterfall Hero: Wildcat Falls (W Fk Pigeon River)

From the pull-off, continue on the old road and rock hop across Bubbling Spring Branch. This old road is Flat Laurel Creek Trail (#346). At 0.2 miles you pass a small drop on a tributary. Continue to where the trail crosses the tributary on a concrete bridge at the waterfall. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

NC 215 pull-off north of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Flat Laurel Creek Trail (#346) to the concrete bridge at the falls

Waterfall Hero lists a 1.4 mile hike length; the falls is just under three-quarters of a mile from the pull-off.

Easy to moderate old road. Bubbling Spring Branch is usually an easy rock hop. The rocks around the falls are very slippery.

Where to start

Pull-off with a primitive campsite on the right side of NC 215, about 0.8 miles north of the Blue Ridge Parkway (about 17.9 miles north of US 64). Trailhead GPS 35.30808, -82.90904.

Timing & water

No closure is stated by the source.

Before you go

Pisgah Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest. No fee is stated by the source.

Visitor information
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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Haywood County, North Carolina.

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