Our last hike for the day led us to Red Fork Falls in Unicoi County, Tennessee. This was by far the best hike of the day, a little more adventurous and one that got your heart pumping a little more.
We got off at exit 32 on 1-26, and headed towards Unicoi, Tennessee. The trailhead for the waterfall was located off of Red Fork Road and was marked with a large red circle on a tree.
According to the Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce website, the waterfall, which is 80 feet high, is located in the Limestone Cove Community.
There was quite a bit of climbing involved in this hike, either on rocks or on tree roots located on the path. I’m starting to become good at seeing the hand and foot holes when climbing up and down rocks.
We crossed two creek beds before we found ourselves along the top of the waterfall. This is when we found many places that gave us plenty of opportunities to get a view of the cascading water.
Thank goodness for digital camera’s, everything was worthy of a photograph at this waterfall.
And the hike continued, so we could get a better view.
Until we saw the water plummet over the edge.
It became prettier the more we hiked down the trail.
It always amazes me to see where all the water flows, especially when it cascades down such beautiful rock formations.
A beautiful waterfall . . .
The best part about this waterfall is the water kept going, which made us want to follow the trail.
We climbed out on the rock ledge at many points, so we could get the full impact of this beautiful waterfall.
Although it was all stunning, I have to say the pictures below are some of my favorites of the day.
We wanted to head further down the trail to see more of the water that we were hearing, but the trails were not clearly marked and it was getting late. We will just have to visit this waterfall again.
On our hike back up the trail, we stopped for yet another view of the bottom of the waterfall.
Before heading back out the trail, we ran into a local who said he has visited the falls since he was 4 years old. He said the waterfall was the driest he has ever seen it, which only makes me want to go back and see it again.
The Cherokee National Forest, an incredible place to be!
Another great day out in nature with Jason. We have had so many incredible adventures as we seek out more waterfalls to add to our list of ones we have seen.
