Waterfalls of the Blue Ridge A Hiking Guide to the Cascades of the Blue Ridge Mountains

by Molloy, Johnny; Blouin, Nichole; Bordonaro, Marilou Weir; Bordonaro, Steve

• ISBN13: 9780897329941
• ISBN10: 0897329945
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-06-03
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Pr

Summary

Waterfalls of the Blue Ridge, now in its fourth edition, combines the pleasure of hiking with the wonder of one of nature's most captivating sights: waterfalls. Outlining hikes that feature more than 110 waterfalls in the Blue Ridge Mountains, this guide has been updated with 30 new waterfalls, updates to existing routes, and new photos. Offering something for hikers of every level of experience, waterfalls range in height from 10 to 500 feet, some requiring no hike at all while others include hikes of up to 10 miles. In this guide, today's most experienced guidebook author Johnny Molloy teams up with Nicole Blouin along with Marilou and Steve Bordonaro to introduce hikers to waterfalls spanning two states, four national forests, three national parks, and eight state parks all throughout the Blue Ridge.

Author Biography

Johnny Molloy is a veteran outdoor author based in Johnson City, TN. Nicole Blouin is an active outdoors enthusiast and cycling guide who lives in Santa Fe, NM. Steve Bordonaro and Marilou Bordonaro are freelance outdoor authors and live in Dahlonega, GA.

Table of Contents

List of Maps
Acknowledgments
Preface
About This Guide
About the Blue Ridge

SECTION ONE: VIRGINIA FALLS
Shenandoah National Park
1 Overall Run Falls, Twin Falls
2 Piney River Falls
3 Hazel Falls
4 Waterfalls of White Oak Canyon
5 Cedar Run Falls
6 Dark Hollow Falls, Cedar Run Falls
7 Lewis Spring Falls
8 South River Falls
9 Upper Doyles River Falls, Lower Doyles River Falls, Jones Run Falls
10 Big Run Falls
Waynesboro
11 White Rock Falls
12 Saint Marys Waterfall
13 Crabtree Falls
14 Wigwam Falls
Glasgow
15 Statons Falls
16 Panther Falls
17 Lace Falls
18 Apple Orchard Falls
19 Fallingwater Cascades
Alleghany Highlands
20 Stony Run Falls and Blue Suck Falls
21 Falling Spring Falls
22 Roaring Run Falls
Southwest Virginia
23 Cascade Falls
24 Falls of Dismal
25 Comers Creek Falls
26 Chestnut Creek Falls

SECTION TWO: NORTH CAROLINA FALLS
Hanging Rock State Park
27 Upper Cascades
28 Lower Cascades
29 Hidden Falls
30 Window Falls
31 Torys Den Falls
Stone Mountain State Park
32 Stone Mountain Falls
33 Middle Falls and Lower Falls
34 Widows Creek Falls
Blowing Rock
35 New Years Creek Cascades, Glen Burney Falls, Glen Mary Falls
36 Boone Fork Falls
37 Cascades
Linville
38 Hunt Fish Falls
39 North Harper Falls
40 Harpers Creek Falls, South Harper Falls
41 Linville Falls
42 Duggers Creek Falls
43 Elk Falls
44 Roaring Fork Falls
45 Setrock Creek Falls
46 Crabtree Falls
Marion
47 Hickory Branch Falls
48 Toms Creek Falls
49 Catawba Falls
50 High Shoals Falls and Upper Falls
51 Little River Falls
Asheville
52 Douglas Falls, Cascade Falls
53 Glassmine Falls
54 Hickory Nut Falls
Brevard
55 Slick Rock Falls
56 Toms Spring Falls
57 Cove Creek Falls
58 Hooker Falls, Triple Falls, High Falls
59 Bridal Veil Falls
60 Grassy Creek Falls
61 Wintergreen Falls
62 Raven Cliff Falls
63 Connestee Falls, Batson Creek Falls
64 Mill Shoals Falls, French Broad Falls, Cathedral Falls
65 Courthouse Falls
66 Twin Falls
67 Looking Glass Falls
68 Moore Cove Falls
69 High Falls
70 Waterfalls of Graveyard Fields
Highlands
71 Glen Falls
72 Waterfalls of the Cullasaja Gorge
Cashiers
73 Whitewater Falls
74 Lower Whitewater Falls
75 Schoolhouse Falls
76 Greenland Creek Falls
77 Wilderness Falls, Frolictown Falls, Granny Burrell Falls
78 Stairway Falls, Rainbow Falls, Turtleback Falls, Drift Falls
79 Upper Bearwallow Falls
80 Silver Run Falls
81 Toxaway Falls
Great Smoky Mountains and Cherokee
82 Juney Whank Falls, Indian Creek Falls, Tom Branch Falls
83 Little Creek Falls
84 Mingo Falls, Upper Mingo Falls
85 Chasteen Creek Cascades
86 Flat Creek Falls
87 Soco Falls
Franklin
88 Big Laurel Falls
89 Rufus Morgan Falls
Appendices
Index
About the Authors