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Deep Creek Waterfalls - my hardest way

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Trail stats

Distance
3.1 mi
Elevation gain
630 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
495 ft
Max elevation
2,478 ft
TrailRank 
26
Min elevation
1,816 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
one hour 26 minutes
Time
one hour 49 minutes
Coordinates
896
Uploaded
May 7, 2021
Recorded
May 2021
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near Jenkins Place, North Carolina (United States)

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Photo ofDeep Creek Waterfalls - my hardest way Photo ofDeep Creek Waterfalls - my hardest way Photo ofDeep Creek Waterfalls - my hardest way

Itinerary description

Incomplete. My battery ran out of power. I'm going to finish it soon and attempt to merge the tracks. My intention was to continue walking the road downhill to see Indian Creek Falls then a little further and take a right onto Deep Creek Trail and soon a left onto Deep Creek HORSE Trail to Juney Whank Falls. From there I would take one of two trails downhill to Deep Creek Trail and head upstream to Tom Branch Falls.

The Deep Creek area of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is at the park boundary just north of Bryson City, North Carolina. It has three pretty waterfalls close to each other. I'm attempting to add three different tracks where each track visits all three waterfalls. Each track name starts with a standard lead of "Deep Creek Waterfalls -" followed by "my easiest way" or "my harder way" or "my hardest way".

More to be added.

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,847 ft
Photo ofJunction - campground road & Tom Branch Road

Junction - campground road & Tom Branch Road

PictographCar park Altitude 2,160 ft
Photo ofParking at Thomas Divide Trail trailhead

Parking at Thomas Divide Trail trailhead

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,209 ft
Photo ofSide trail - stay on gravelled road

Side trail - stay on gravelled road

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,475 ft
Photo ofHigh point

High point

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,425 ft
Photo ofCross road (has signs, see description)

Cross road (has signs, see description)

Depending on the way you are following this track you either go 0.9 miles to the Indian Creek Trail or 1.1 miles to Tom Branch Road.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,124 ft
Photo ofAt creek crossing

At creek crossing

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,089 ft
Photo ofPhoto shows creek running on trail

Photo shows creek running on trail

PictographBridge Altitude 1,971 ft
Photo ofBridge

Bridge

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,988 ft
Photo ofJunction

Junction

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