Falls Branch Trail

2.5 mile hike round trip but we’ll worth it!

It’s an easy to moderately difficult hike through Cherokee National Forest to the falls. First 2/3 of the hike is easy. Last 1/3 a bit more challenging. Good idea to bring walking sticks for balance. ...

Beautiful falls

The path starts out level and wide but is a little tricky by the falls. We were a group in our 50’s and 60’s and we made it all the way so you can do it too!

Pretty nice waterfall...better in early spring when water is more abundant.

I found this on a map and saw the distance so we made a day trip out of it. The trail extends out of the first of the two "Rattlesnake" parking areas (if coming form Tellico)....the trails begins at ...

Great Waterfall in Citico Creek Wilderness

Falls Branch Falls is a scenic 70-foot waterfall located in the Citico Creek Wilderness area of Cherokee National Forest east of Tellico Plains. The trailhead is about 20 miles east of Tellico Plains ...

Beautiful if hard to find

Make sure you read trail descriptions before you go because the trails here are not well marked. It's a relatively easy downhill for the first mile. Then it's straight down for the next half mile. Don...