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Secret Falls

Oconee County, South Carolina

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Oconee County, South Carolina
Access status
Partial guide: final 300 yards are cross-country with no trail markings
The walk
About 1.8 miles downhill one way, per SC Trails
Ground & access
Forest trail, then an unmarked cross-country descent. Steep, slippery ground near the falls.
SC Trails: Secret Falls

Secret Falls ripples down a steep hillside and along a granite slab on Crane Creek, below the Winding Stairs Trail in Sumter National Forest. Follow the Winding Stairs Trail from SC 107 past the Miuka Falls spur, continue about 0.5 mile and begin the switchbacks. At the third turn, where the trail turns sharply left, leave the trail and go cross-country with an obvious ravine on your left. SC Trails says the falls is about 300 yards south of where you leave the trail. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Winding Stairs Trail from SC 107 to the third switchback turn, then cross-country about 300 yards to Secret Falls

SC Trails describes a downhill hike of about 1.8 miles, with the last part off the trail. Return the same way, uphill.

Forest trail, then an unmarked cross-country descent. Steep, slippery ground near the falls.

Where to start

Roadside pull-off on SC 107 just before the Cherry Hill Recreation Area sign, per SC Trails.

Timing & water

NC Waterfalls describes a winter view of part of the falls from the trail.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

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

Oconee County, South Carolina.

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