Deep Creek Waterfalls Loop

About the Hike

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Hike Description

900M Contact hike leader via email for reservation. Limit of 15 hikers. This lovely hike is a loop beginning from Deep Creek Campground entrance of GSMNP. We will hike along the water and visit 3 waterfalls, following the Deep Creek Trail, Juney Whank Falls Loop Trail, Loop Trail and Indian Creek Trail. Trails are very well-maintained by the NPS, with impressive bridges over all the creek crossings. Deep Creek is located near Bryson City, over an hour?s drive each way. Expect a late afternoon return to Asheville. This hike meets the requirements of hike 18 of the 100 Favorite Trails. NOTE: A parking pass for each vehicle is required in the GSMNP. For more information: http://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/fees.htm.

Scout Report

It was a beautiful day to scout this hike on 10/7 with Diane J and Danny B; cool and crisp when we started out at 10:05am. With not much rain the last few weeks, the three waterfalls on the loop were low, but it?s still such a lovely and delightful hike. Leaves are just beginning to turn with hints of red and yellow adorning the rocks around the falls and trails. We started up at Juney Whank Falls, then walked along the Deep Creek Trail, pausing briefly across from Tom Branch Falls. We wound around, then up the Loop Trail, the steepest section of the hike, and stopped for a late lunch at the top before the descent. After visiting Indian Creek Falls, we followed the Deep Creek Trail back to the car. I tracked this hike at 5-miles with 833 feet ascent, finishing in 3 hours 20 minutes. It?s a long drive so hikers should expect to return to Asheville in the late afternoon.