High Falls

DuPont State Forest, North Carolina, USA

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High Falls was the last of three waterfalls that we managed to visit in DuPont State Forest (though it have been four with Bridal Veil Falls given a little more time).

This one was probably the most impressive of the three that we saw though they were all very different from each other.

DuPont_091_20121018 - High Falls
High Falls

High Falls was also said to be 125ft in height coming down in one large trapezoidal cascade.

I believe the wooden bridge that’s partially seen in the photo above was the so-called Covered Bridge that the signs alluded to during our hike to get here.

Speaking of the hike, we went about 0.5 miles (one-mile round trip) to this waterfall from the High Falls Access parking lot.

We initially followed a very wide gravel road (Buck Forest Rd; no public vehicle traffic allowed) before we went downhill towards trailside views of the High Falls.

DuPont_074_20121018 - Walking on the wide dirt road before taking this trail junction to head towards High Falls
Walking on the wide dirt road before taking this trail junction to head towards High Falls

It turned out that the Buck Forest Rd continued on towards Bridal Veil Falls another 2.2 miles away, I believe.

In an effort to check out the High Falls from closer to its base, I also continued to go downhill along the main trail past the views of the falls.

A few minutes later, I was able to junction with the River Bend Trail, which was the trail I took to get closer to the base of the falls.

However, the official trail ended well before I was able to get decent views of the High Falls so I had to scramble a bit on some minor sloping and slippery slabs of rock.

DuPont_103_20121018 - Looking across the Little River at the base of the High Falls after taking a separate trail to get down here
Looking across the Little River at the base of the High Falls after taking a separate trail to get down here

I wasn’t sure if the trail I took was the best way to get closer to the base of High Falls because the sign at the start of the River Bend Trail spur was misleading.

I mistook an arrow as a directional sign pointing the way for the High Falls when in fact, it was pointing away from the direction of the falls itself (i.e. further downstream).

You live and learn, I guess.

Authorities

High Falls resides in the DuPont State Forest near Brevard in Transylvania County, North Carolina. It is administered by the North Carolina Forest Service. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit their website.

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