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Transylvania County North Carolina Hiking Trails
Foothills
Trail
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Length: 2.5 miles
Rating: Moderate/Strenuous
Whitewater
Falls has a drop of 411 feet. The trail goes up to an elevation of 3200
and then follows a ridge line to the NC-SC border.
The third trail
starting from the Whitewater parking area is the western extension of the
Foothills trail. From the overlook continue up along Whitewater River and
cross NC 281 south of the vehicular bridge. Again stay on the trail and
observe cautionary signs. The hike may also be started here since there is
some parking on the shoulder of NC 281. The trail is blazed in white from
the Whitewater Falls overlook. On the South Carolina side the white blazes
are continued with a white bar above the main blaze. The South Carolina
end is at the Sloan Bridge campground on SC 107. Plans are being made to
provide primitive camp sites along this trail in North Carolina.
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For personal accounts about this trail
and others leading to waterfalls in the area go to Rich
Stevenson's site. Photo By Rich Stevenson
Directions:
From
Cashiers North Carolina, drive south on NC and SC 107 9.3 miles to SC 413 and a sign for
Whitewater Falls. Turn left and continue 2.3 miles to the intersection
with SC 130. Hake another left and drive north on SC 130, which becomes NC
281 at the state line. Just beyond the state line is a sign for Whitewater
Falls. Visitors coming from Toxaway and other points east should start at
US 64 and 281 and drive south 8.6 miles to the Whitewater Falls parking
area. New toilets are near the parking area.
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