| Date |
Distance |
Time |
Elevation Gain |
Average Moving Time |
Year to Date Miles |
| 1/15/2023 |
0.6 miles |
25 minutes |
172' |
1.8 |
54.6 |
Parking:
- Whitewater Falls Parking Area, off of 281. $3 per vehicle parking fee. I've heard car break ins are common here.
Map:
Directions:- Find the paved trail at the far end of the parking lot. Walk to the end of the paved trail and down several steps to a viewing platform.
Carolina Mountain Club Challenges:
- Waterfall Challenge, Whitewater Falls
We continued our drive from DEW Falls and John's Jump Falls to Silver Run Falls. We noticed Whitewater Falls was on the way. So, another extra waterfall. I had hiked to Whitewater Falls (from the other direction) when backpacking the Foothills Trail in May. Glen hadn't seen it, and it's on the waterfall challenge list, and we still had time, so why not? This is a spectacular waterfall, one of my favorites. The sign said it has a 411' drop. This is the easy way to approach it, but still involves a fair amount of stair climbing. The stairs have handrails from this approach. Yeah! This was waterfall #7 for the day.
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| View of the falls before descending. |
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| Nice stairs! |
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| View from the viewing platform |
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