Grotto Falls
Grotto Falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The
most distinctive feature about Grotto Falls is that it's the only waterfall in
Great Smoky Mountains National Park that a person can actually walk behind. The
25-foot high waterfall offers a cool, shady, and moist retreat for hikers in
the summer. This same environment also provides ideal habitat for salamanders
as well.
As
you walk behind the falls you'll not only hear, but also feel the thunderous
power of the water plunging into the pool in front of you. Watch your step here
- especially in the winter - as the area surrounding the falls is perpetually
wet and slick.
Access
trail: Trillium Gap Trail on the Roaring Fork Motor Nature
Trail
Total
Elevation Gain: 585 Feet
Round-trip Length: Around 3 Miles
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Grotto Fall
Grotto
Falls spill 25' over a cavernous rock overhang, or Grotto, into a large pool
along Roaring Fork Creek. The Trillium Gap Trail passes through old growth
hemlock and mixed hardwood to the fall, and continues behind it en route to
Brushy Mountain and Mount Le Conte.
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