Huskey Branch Falls
Sevier County, Tennessee
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Sevier County, Tennessee
- Access status
- National park trail route and trailhead documented
- The walk
- About 2.2 miles one way (Hiking in the Smokys)
- Ground & access
- Gentle grade on an old gravel railroad bed beside the Little River. About 412 feet of total gain for the 4.9-mile round trip to the Cucumber Gap junction.
Huskey Branch Falls is a small 20-foot cascade that runs down the slope beside the Little River Trail and under a small footbridge into the Little River, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. From the Little River Trailhead in Elkmont, follow the trail up a gentle grade on an old railroad bed beside the river, past old cottages near the start. At roughly 2.2 miles you reach the falls. Return the same way, or continue to the Cucumber Gap Trail junction at just under 2.5 miles.
Plan your visit
Little River Trailhead in Elkmont, Little River Trail to the footbridge at Huskey Branch Falls
Hiking in the Smokys puts Huskey Branch Falls at roughly 2.2 miles from the Little River Trailhead. Its 4.9-mile round trip goes on to the Cucumber Gap Trail junction at just under 2.5 miles.
Gentle grade on an old gravel railroad bed beside the Little River. About 412 feet of total gain for the 4.9-mile round trip to the Cucumber Gap junction.
Where to start
Little River Trail parking area in Elkmont. From Sugarlands Visitor Center, drive 4.9 miles west on Little River Road and turn left toward Elkmont Campground, drive 1.4 miles, then turn left before the campground entrance and go 0.6 mile to the parking area. A park parking tag is required to park for more than 15 minutes.
Timing & water
No seasonal closure is mentioned.
Before you go
Great Smoky Mountains National Park requires a parking tag; most trailheads have no tag machines, so buy one in advance.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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