Catawba Falls Trail

File:Placeholder.jpg Trail Name Catawba Falls Trail Nearest City Old Fort State North Carolina Trail Marking Trail Use/Features Difficulty Rating Easy Hiking Time 1.5 hrs0.0938 Days <br />90 Min <br /> Distance: round-trip/trail only 2.1 mi3.38 km <br /> / 1.1 mi1.77 km <br /> Trail Type In-and-Out Climb/Descent Elevation 328328 Feet <br />99.974 Meters <br /> / High Point 1,914 ft638 Yards <br />583.387 Meters <br /> Parking 35° 36' 48.00" N, 82° 13' 51.09" W Trailhead 35° 36' 48.00" N, 82° 13' 51.09" W Nearest Medical Old Fort, NC 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":35.61333330000000074733179644681513309478759765625,"lon":-82.23085820000000012441887520253658294677734375,"icon":""}]} -82.2308582 Show Large Map

Trail Overview

Short hike along an improved trail to 100-foot tall Catawba Falls

How to get there

From Johnson City, TN

1. Head south on I-26 towards Asheville.
2. Merge onto I-240 East/US-70 East.
3. Continue onto I-40 East toward Statesville.
4. Take Exit 73 (Old Fort).
5. From the exit ramp, make a sharp right turn onto Catawba River Road.
6. Follow the road to its end after three miles.
7. Park at new USFS lot.

Route Description

The falls are reached by a steady uphill walk following the Catawba River.

Miles	Catawba Falls Hike	Elevation
0.0 miles	Parking Area	1,594 feet
1.1 miles	Lower Catawba Falls	1,914 feet
2.1 miles	Back at Parking Area	1,594 feet

Typical Conditions

Well trodden dirt path with a pair of new (2016) bridges.

Fees, Permits, etc.

No permit or fee. Bathrooms at parking area.

Maps

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