Squibb Creek Falls

Squibb Creek Falls (log in to submit report)


Highlight	A delightful blend of creek walking and forest walking to a great waterfall
Park	Horse Creek Recreation Area
Land Owner	Cherokee National Forest
Located	Chuckey, TennesseeLocation inherited from associated park
Trail Marking	None
Trail UseThings allowed to do on or near the trail
FeaturesThings to see on or near the trail
Difficulty Rating	Medium
Hiking TimeTime from car and back. Includes any time hiking to access this trail.	2.5 hrs0.156 Days <br />150 Min <br /> round trip
Distance:	2.525 mi4.064 km <br /> trailStrict non-repeating trail length / 5.05 mi8.127 km <br /> round tripTypical or shortest length from the car, hike the trail, and return to car
Trail Type	In-and-Out
Low / High Point	1,804 ft601.333 Yards <br />549.859 Meters <br /> / 2,846 ft948.667 Yards <br />867.461 Meters <br />
Elev. Gain/LossSee link for details of calculation. Gain/Loss is direction dependent.	1,030 ft313.944 Meters <br /> / (0 ft0 Meters <br />) – West-to-East
Trip ReportsFrom user "hiked it" submissions<br />Recent is within last 90 days	No hikes logged yet
NearbyWithin 5 mi<br />Click link to view list	1 trails / 1.3 mi of trail
Parking	36° 6' 20.23" N, 82° 39' 14.72" W Map
Trailhead	36° 6' 20.23" N, 82° 39' 14.72" W Map

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Trail Overview[edit]

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

How to get there[edit]

Route Description[edit]

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