Coon Den Falls

Trail Name Coon Den Falls Trail Number USFS Trail #37 Nearest City Hampton State Tennessee Trail Marking Blue Blaze Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Medium Hiking Time 1.5 hrs0.0938 Days <br />90 Min <br /> Distance: round-trip/trail only 1.0 mi1.609 km <br /> / 0.5 mi0.805 km <br /> Trail Type In-and-Out Climb/Descent Elevation / High Point 3,020 ft1,006.667 Yards <br />920.496 Meters <br /> Parking 36° 15' 32.76" N, 82° 6' 54.11" W Nearest Medical Elizabethton, 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":36.25909999999999655528881703503429889678955078125,"lon":-82.1150300000000044065018300898373126983642578125,"icon":""}]} Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Short, steep hike to a small, but tall cascading waterfall in the Dennis Cove area

How to get there

From Johnson City, TN

1. Head south on Roan Street for 3.5 miles passing under I-26.
2. Take left/east onto TN359/Okolona Road and travel 1.4 miles.
3. Take right/south onto TN361 over to US19E for nine miles. The road starts as Laurels Road, then Dry Creek Road and finally Gap Creek Road.
4. Follow US321 including left turn into town of Hampton.
5. Take right onto Dennis Cove Road.
6. At 4.2 miles, the Appalachian Trail crosses the road with parking on left. An option if making a full loop hike.
7. At 4.5 miles to Coon Den Falls trailhead is on right, with just space for a single vehicle. Trail is marked as CNF 37 with blue blazes.

Route Description

USFS Trail #37

The falls are 0.5 mile up the moderately steep trail. An in-and-out hike can be 1.0-1.6 miles round trip depending on where you had to park.

A 3.3 mile loop hike can be created by joining the A.T., blue blaze, and road walk. Park at the A.T. lot. Head southbound on the A.T. uphill following the white blazes through older farm pasture, and into the forest. A couple of rock outcroppings provide views of the nearby mountains. At 1.7 miles, take left onto blue blazed Coon Den Falls Trail located in a saddle. Travel downhill for 0.8 miles to reach the falls on right. For this loop, once done admiring the falls, continue another 0.5 miles down to the roadway. Hang a left and carefully walk 0.3 mile single file facing traffic back to parking.

Typical Conditions

A steep and rocky trail follows Coon Den Branch stream. If you connect with the A.T., a short section is very steep. In April 2016, the upper trail section was fairly overgrown.

Fees, Permits, etc.

No permit or fee.

After the Hike

Double waterfall day... head over to Laurel Falls for another experience.

Misc. Information

This path used to be part of the Appalachian Trail, until the latter was relocated.

Hike referenced in ATC TN-NC Guidebook under Side/Loop Hikes.

Maps

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Photos

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  Trailhead Marker

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  Lower Trailhead

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  Upper Trailhead on A.T.