Catawba Falls

Pisgah National Forest. #Hiking #Waterfall #River #Mountain #Forest #Nature #Pisgah

Distance: 3.7 Km
Elevation gain: 145 m
Maximum elevation: 630 m

Elevation loss: 145 m
Minimum elevation: 489 m

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Start: Catawba Falls Trailhead Parking Area, Catawba Falls Ridge Trail, McDowell County, North Carolina, 28770, United States (35.61367 -82.23063)

End: Catawba Falls Trailhead Parking Area, Catawba Falls Ridge Trail, McDowell County, North Carolina, 28770, United States (35.61367 -82.23063)

Coordinates: 35.60423 -82.24520 35.61367 -82.23063

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Catawba Falls River Trail in Pisgah National Forest

United States > North Carolina > McDowell County

The Catawba Falls Trail offers a scenic journey through Pisgah National Forest, guiding hikers along a gentle riverside path rich with historic stonework, lush vegetation, and streams that punctuate the quiet, wooded landscape. About halfway up, hikers encounter a historic dam that forms a small waterfall,…

Distance: 4.0 Km • Elevation gain: 205 m • Maximum elevation: 695 m