Imodium Falls
Hamilton County, Tennessee
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 25 ft (7.6 m)
- Location
- Hamilton County, Tennessee
- Access status
- Cumberland Trail route and trailhead documented; long, strenuous hike
- The walk
- Mile 5.1 from Heiss Mountain Road, per the Cumberland Trail Conference; 10.2 miles round trip, per a hiker
- Ground & access
- Rocky trail with repeated steep climbs and descents, stone steps and switchbacks. The side trail to the base is short and very steep.
Imodium Falls is a nickname for Little Possum Creek Falls on the Cumberland Trail in Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park. From the kiosk at Heiss Mountain Road, the trail descends through the Blanchard Creek gorge, crosses Big Possum Creek on a bridge, climbs over Hughes Ridge near Perkins Point and descends into the Little Possum Creek gorge. At Mile 5.1, descend a rock staircase to the falls. A short, very steep side trail leads about 100 feet to the base; the trail conference asks hikers not to try any other route to the bottom. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Cumberland Trail, Possum Creek Gorge Section, from the Heiss Mountain Road trailhead to Little Possum Creek Falls
The Cumberland Trail Conference places the falls at Mile 5.1 of the Possum Creek Gorge Section, counted from Heiss Mountain Road. Hiking the Appalachians and Beyond gives 10.2 miles round trip for this out-and-back hike.
Rocky trail with repeated steep climbs and descents, stone steps and switchbacks. The side trail to the base is short and very steep.
Where to start
Roadside parking on Heiss Mountain Road. From TN 111, exit at Jones Gap Road, cross over TN 111 and turn right onto Heiss Mountain Road. Drive 0.5 mile to the end of a guardrail on the left, where signs read Cumberland Trail State Park and Roadway Walk to Hwy 111 Crossing. The trail starts a few steps beyond the park sign.
Timing & water
No season limits are stated.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned. Camping on this section is only at the two designated campsites.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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