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Crooked Arm Cascades

Blount County, Tennessee

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Blount County, Tennessee
Access status
National park trail route documented; flow can be low
The walk
About 0.5 mile to the Crooked Arm Ridge Trail junction, then about 0.2 mile up that trail, per a visitor account
Ground & access
Park trail. The Crooked Arm Ridge Trail is rutted from horse traffic and climbs steeply above the falls.
Internet Brothers: Rich Mountain Loop at Cades Cove

Crooked Arm Cascades is a 25-foot cascade on Crooked Arm Branch in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on the north edge of Cades Cove. From the trailhead at the beginning of Cades Cove Loop Road, the Rich Mountain Loop Trail reaches the junction with the Crooked Arm Ridge Trail at about half a mile. Turn onto the Crooked Arm Ridge Trail; the falls are about 0.2 mile up from its lower end, as the trail approaches Crooked Arm Branch. Return the same way, or hike the full 8.5-mile Rich Mountain Loop. The cascade can be nearly dry; it is best in spring or after heavy rain.

Plan your visit

Rich Mountain Loop trailhead at the start of Cades Cove Loop Road, Rich Mountain Loop Trail to the Crooked Arm Ridge Trail junction, then up Crooked Arm Ridge Trail to the cascade

A visitor account puts the Crooked Arm Ridge Trail junction at the half mile mark of the Rich Mountain Loop Trail and the 25-foot waterfall 0.2 mile from the end of the Crooked Arm Ridge Trail. These are one-way segment figures. The 8.5-mile figure in sources is the full Rich Mountain Loop.

Park trail. The Crooked Arm Ridge Trail is rutted from horse traffic and climbs steeply above the falls.

Where to start

Parking lot on the left side of the road just before the one-way Cades Cove Loop Road begins; the trailhead is at the beginning of the loop road.

Timing & water

Cades Cove Loop Road is open sunrise to sunset and is closed to vehicles on Wednesdays during part of the year. The cascade may have little or no water in dry periods.

Before you go

A park parking tag is required to park longer than 15 minutes: daily $5, weekly $15, annual $40.

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

Blount County, Tennessee.

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