Cherokee National Forest · Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina

Gentry Creek Falls

2.3 mi of trail, end to end · Gentry Creek Falls Hike: 2.3 mi each way in the Service's write-up · trail No. 51 · the forest publishes the line only

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 36.5423, -81.7239 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Gentry Creek Falls Hike 2.3 mi each way · the Forest Service's write-up

The 2.3 mile (each way) Gentry Creek Falls Trail (#51) crosses Gentry Creek approximately 14 times, providing hikers with access to the spectacular Gentry Creek Falls, a double waterfall approximately 60 feet total in a remote forest setting.

This hike on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.