House Mountain State Natural Area

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Margarette falls 01.jpg
Trail Name House Mountain State Natural Area
Nearest City Greeneville
State Tennessee
Trail Marking {{{Marking}}}
Trail Use/Features Dnr hiking.png Dnr waterfall.png Dnr dog.png
Difficulty Rating Medium
Hiking Time 33 Hours <br />0.188 Days <br />180 Min <br />
Distance, round-trip 3.33.3 mi <br />5.311 km <br />
Climb/Descent Elevation 700700 Feet <br />213.36 Meters <br /> / {{{Elevation Loss}}}"{{{Elevation Loss}}}" is not a number.
High Point *"*" is not a number.
Nearest Medical Greeneville, TN
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Trail Overview

Nice fairly short trail to a nice cascading falls, that in the winter can ice over very well.

How to get there

From Johnson City, TN

  1. Turn onto Cherokee Road, TN 67.
  2. In about 10 miles, turn left onto TN 81 (toward Erwin).
  3. On Tenn. 81, drive 0.8 miles (cross Nolichucky River).
  4. Turn right on TN 107 west (toward Tusculum).
  5. Drive 13.8 miles from TN 81/107 junction.
  6. Turn left toward USFS Horse Creek Recreation Area (sign).
  7. Proceed 0.8 miles.
  8. Turn right (sign -Horse Creek, Old Forge).
  9. Almost immediately (0.1 miles) turn right onto Union Chapel Road.
  10. Then after 0.2 miles, turn left onto Greene Ridge Road.
  11. After 0.6 miles turn left onto Greystone Road. Stay on most used route on narrow, winding road.
  12. At about 3.2 miles, turn left onto Shelton Mission Church Road (sign to church).
  13. Proceed 2.2 miles on Shelton Mission Chuch Road (pass church, cross bridge), and reach gravel road (USFS sign to Bullen Hollow and Margarette Falls Trails).
  14. Turn left and drive on rough road for 0.5 miles to turnaround and parking area.

Route Description

Hike 0.6 miles up the Bullen Hollow Trail (blue blaze). The Margarette Falls Trail (FS #189) is apparently the second blazed trail off of Bullen Hollow Trail (do not ford main creek). It takes the right fork of the creek and the falls are about 0.75 miles from Bullen Trail intersection with several fords on this trail.

Do not follow the yellow blazes as those are for a very steep off-road vehicle trail to the top of Camp Creek Bald.

Miles Elevation Margarette Falls Trail
0.0 1900 Trailhead
0.6 2100 Fork for Bullen Hollow Trail
0.85 2300 Bridge
1.65 2600 Margarette Falls

Typical Conditions

Trail is very rough with lots of large boulders and a creek crossings. Pay attention or you'll miss the trail. Markers in several places are missing.

Fees, Permits, etc.

None needed.

After the Hike

Misc. Information

Greeneville Hiking Club has an excellent description of the trail. [1] They also have an extension on this hike up to Bailey Falls, which is another 1/3rd of a mile, but involves a difficult wall climb to the right of Margarette Falls. [2]

Maps

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Photos

  • Margarette falls 01.jpg
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