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| Trail Name
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Gentry Creek Falls
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| Nearest City
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Mountain City
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| State
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Tennessee
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| Difficulty Rating
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Easy
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| Hiking Time
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44 Hours <br />0.25 Days <br />240 Min <br />
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| Distance, round-trip
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55 mi <br />8.047 km <br />
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| Nearest Medical
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Mountain City
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Trail Overview
Hike with many water crossings to double drop waterfall.
- Should this page be split into two - one for just the falls and the other for the ridge? Original information just for Gentry Falls.
How to get there
From Mountain City, TN
- Proceed north on TN 91 for 7.7 miles to Laurel Bloomery.
- Turn right at the A-Z Market onto Gentry Creek Road (sign to Pleasant Home Church) and proceed 0.8 miles.
- Make right turn onto Sugar Creek Road. The road is gravel after 1.1 miles.
- Continue on rough gravel road for 1.4 miles and park at road end.
Route Description
Hikers cross mound barriers and soon make the first of a number of fords.
Typical Conditions
Narrow trail with some stepping stones. Lots of mosquitos during summer.
Fees, Permits, etc.
After the Hike
Misc. Information
Gentry's Falls are named after Joseph Gentry, who farmed 800 acres in the area startng around 1796.
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