Horsepound Falls
Grundy County, Tennessee
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Grundy County, Tennessee
- Access status
- Guide: difficult river-gorge trail past Suter Falls
- The walk
- 2 miles past Suter Falls
- Ground & access
- Difficult per the park, with elevation changes and boulders. A park hike notice says creek and river crossings may need knee-deep wading and the trail can be muddy and slick after rain.
Horsepound Falls is on the Collins Gulf Trail in the Savage Gulf State Park area of the South Cumberland region. From the Savage Gulf South (Collins Gulf) trailhead, walk 0.4 mile to the trail start, 0.2 mile past Collins West Campground, where the Collins Rim Trail goes straight and the Collins Gulf Trail goes down and to the left. The Collins Gulf Trail follows the Collins River past Suter Falls; Horsepound Falls is 2 miles beyond Suter Falls. The park says the trail can become impassable during ice buildup around Suter Falls and in high water. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Savage Gulf South (Collins Gulf) trailhead, past Collins West Campground to the Collins Gulf Trail, along the Collins River past Suter Falls to Horsepound Falls
Friends of the Parks says Horsepound Falls is 2 miles past Suter Falls. Tennessee State Parks says the Collins Gulf Trail begins 0.4 mile from the Collins West parking lot. No single figure from the parking lot to Horsepound Falls is given.
Difficult per the park, with elevation changes and boulders. A park hike notice says creek and river crossings may need knee-deep wading and the trail can be muddy and slick after rain.
Where to start
Savage Gulf South trailhead (Collins Gulf), 2689 55th Ave, Gruetli-Laager, TN 37339. The park says this entrance has 15 parking spaces and no amenities.
Timing & water
Avoid during high water and icy periods; the park says the trail can become impassable then.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned. No booking is needed.
Visitor informationVisit sources
- Tennessee State Parks: Savage Gulf Hiking
- Tennessee State Parks: Savage Gulf Hiking
- Tennessee State Parks: Savage Gulf Hiking
- Tennessee State Parks: Savage Gulf State Park
- Tennessee State Parks: Savage Gulf State Park
- Friends of the Parks: Horsepound Falls
- The Lynchburg Times: State Park offers guided hike to Horsepound Falls
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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- Greeter FallsState park trail route and trailhead documented; steep stairsGrundy County, TN5.3 miW
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- Pocket Creek FallsMarion County, TN14 miS
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