Squibb Creek Falls

Trail Name Squibb Creek Falls Park Horse Creek Recreation Area Nearest City Chuckey State Tennessee Trail Marking None Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 2.5 Hours0.156 Days <br />150 Min <br /> Distance: round-trip/trail only 5.2 Mi8.369 km <br /> / 2.6 Mi4.184 km <br /> Trail Type In-and-Out Climb/Descent Elevation 1,400 Ft426.72 Meters <br /> / -353 Ft-107.594 Meters <br /> High Point 2,950 Ft983.333 Yards <br />899.16 Meters <br /> Parking 36° 6' 20.21" N, 82° 39' 14.71" W Trailhead 36° 6' 20.21" N, 82° 39' 14.71" W Nearest Medical Greeneville, TN Trip Reports Click Here Loading map... {"type":"ROADMAP","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"270px","height":"180px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"visitedicon":"","wmsoverlay":false,"zoom":8,"layers":[],"controls":["zoom"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"cluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":36.10561500000000023646862246096134185791015625,"lon":-82.65408600000000660656951367855072021484375,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Located in Horse Creek Recreation Area. A delightful blend of creek walking, and forest walking to a great payoff of Squibb Creek Falls.

Route Description

Park where the paved road ends and pass the wholly uninformative sign. The key to a proper beginning is to take the bridge on the left, just past the creek viewing platform. You should only be on the unpaved portion of Horse Creek Road for about 500ft.

The hike mostly follows Squibb Creek upstream and therefore a mostly uphill hike to the falls. The average slope was recorded at 12.2% grade with a maximum grade of 62.5%. Although there are many stream crossings, in September they are easily navigable without risk of shoe soaking. The falls and stream crossings could be entirely different in the spring or after heavy rains. Also where needed along much of the route there are well built stone stairs.

Miles Out	Squibb Creek Falls	Miles Back	Elevation (ft)
0.0	Trailhead at Parking lot	2.6	1,903
0.1	Bridge #1 off Horse Creek Rd	2.5	1,914
0.4	Bridges #2 and #3	2.2	2,000
0.6	Private A-frame cabin	2.0	2,052
0.6	Stream crossing #1	2.0	2,052
0.7	Stream crossing #2	1.9	2,073
0.75	Junction with Turkey Pen Cove Trail, Turn Right	1.85	2,083
0.8	Junction with Middlespring Ridge Trail, Stay Right	1.8	2,099
1.1	Split stream, crossing #3	1.5	2,218
1.3	Deep swimming hole	2.6	2,291
1.5	Stream crossing #4	2.6	2,343
1.85	Stream crossing #5	2.6	2,564
2.0	Stream crossing #6	0.6	2,644
2.3	Stream crossings #7-#9 and small falls	2.6	2,758
2.4	Stream crossing #10	0.2	2,795
2.5	Stream crossings #11-#13	0.1	2,880
2.6	Squibb Creek Falls	0.0	2,950

Fees, Permits, etc.

None needed, just park and go.

Maps

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Photos

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  Sampson Mountain Wilderness

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  Creek bridge

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  Private cabin

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  One of many crossings

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  Fungus(?) found along the trail

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  Salamander

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  Trail sign

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  Trail bridge

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  View of Squibb Creek