Waterfalls in Pisgah National Forest

3 waterfall hikes in Pisgah are attached here with some photos. Driving from the main intersection in Pisgah Forest - head 276 North into the forest and travel for 5.3 miles...along the way you will pass by Davidson River campground on your left, ranger station on your right. At 5.3 miles you will veer left onto 475 and head toward the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education. At mile 6.8 you will pass the Pisgah Center on your left and continue forward on 475. At mile 8.5 you will pass by Cove Creek Group Camping. Keep going forward on 475 for Daniel Ridge Falls...

Go to a small parking lot on your right at mile 9.2 to see the first waterfall Daniel Ridge Falls. This is an easy hike and a 1 mile round trip - 1/2 mile out and 1/2 mile back. Simply stay on 137...it is a fire road. You will pass by the first Daniel Ridge loop trail on your left...stay right. Go past second trail marker for Daniel Ridge loop and the waterfall is just a few yards up on the left. Back track to get back to car.

Cove Creek Falls - take car and back track to Cove Creek Group Camping parking lot on your right. Cross street and go through gate - walk on fireroad for .75 mile - along the way you will pass by 2 group camping areas. When you get to the second group camping field cross the field and head toward the bathroom building...stay left of building and follow trail along the creek. At mile .8 go left on bridge where there is a Caney Bottom Trail marker. After crossing the bridge immediately go right and follow the creek. Walk past the fire pit. Continue forward and stay left as you cross over some larger rocks to continue on the trail. At 1 mile veer right and head down for an awesome waterfall viewing opportunity! Back track to get back to car.

Slick Rock Falls - Continue back tracking on 475 and head toward Pisgah Center - turn left before the center onto 475B and travel for 1.1 miles to a parking area on the right for a viewing of Slick Rock Falls. Trail is less than .25 mile and you can see the falls from the car.

Log Hollow I and II - Continue on 475B past slick rock falls. At mile 3 you will see a ranger kiosk on your right. At mile 3.4 you will pass by fire road 255 on your left. At 3.8 you will cross a small bridge. At 4.5 you will see a sign for one lane bridge - pull off to the left by a green electrical box before next small bridge. Walk to Log Hollow I is short (1/3 of a mile) - easy terrain. To get to Log Hollow II, you will turn left on an unmarked fire road at Log Hollow I. Walk shy of 1/2 mile for viewing on the right - easy terrain. Back track on fire road to view Log Hollow I again and then turn right to get back to the car. After this hike to see Log Hollow I and II - ignore the GPS info. User error in that I forgot to turn it off until I was driving on 475B...sorry!

You can have more! Travel 2 more miles on 475B and turn right onto 276. After driving about 2.5 miles, you will see parking area for Sliding Rock on your right. Travel another 1 mile past Sliding Rock to a parking area on your left for Moore Cove - this parking area is immediately after crossing a bridge. Moore Cove hike is a little more than 1.5 mile out and back and is considered easy. After Moore Cove, travel another mile on 276 for a viewing of Looking Glass Falls on your left. This is a very popular hot spot, so please be safe if you decided to stop there. You can see the falls from the road.