Southeastern Outdoors - Smoky Mountains Waterfalls

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Rainbow Falls - Smoky Mountains National Park The steep terrain and numerous creeks and streams add up to numerous small but picturesque waterfalls within the Great Smoky Mountains. The only waterfalls visible from the road is Meigs Falls which is located 12.9 miles West of the Sugarlands visitor Center.

The remaining Falls all require walking or hiking anywhere from .4 of a mile to eight miles round trip.

Waterfalls	Round Trip Miles	Description	Falls Height
Abrams Falls	5	Moderate ~ located off of the Cades Cove loop road	25'
Cataract Falls	1	Easy ~ Start your hike at Sugarlands Visitor Center	80'
Chasteen Creek Falls	4	Moderate ~ Start your hike at Smokemont Campground	20'
Grotto Falls	2.4	Easy to Moderate ~ Near Gatlinburg	25'
Hen Wallow Falls	4.4	Moderate ~ Near Cosby picnic area	45'
Indian Creek Falls	1.6	Easy ~ Deep Creek area, Pass Tom Branch falls on the way	25'
Juney Whank Falls	0.8	Moderate ~ Deep Creek Area	90'
Laurel Falls	2.6	Moderate ~ Between Surgarlands visitor center and Cades Cove	90'
Meigs Falls	0.4	Moderate ~	30'
Mingo Falls	0.4	Moderate ~ Cherokee Indian reservation (Qualla Boundary)	120'
Mouse Creek Falls	4	Moderate ~ Exit 451 from I-40	45'
Rainbow Falls	5.4	Moderate ~ near Gatlinburg, 1500' elevation gain	80'
Ramsay Falls	8.0	Strenuous ~ 10 miles from Gatlinburg, 2,000' elevation gain in 4 miles	100'
Tom Branch Falls	0.5	Easy ~ Deep Creek Area, near Indian Creek Falls	75'

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