Horsetrough Falls, Helen

I visited recently after it having been closed for quite some time. These falls are wonderful! The drive in is 5 miles of a very poor road, but the destination makes it worthwhile. It’s a short hike to the falls, so I parked in the very first parking area in order to add to my hike. The trail is an easy hike and the falls are bigger than I anticipated, plus you can get pretty close. I teamed this hike with Anna Ruby Falls and Duke’s Creek, and what a day!

Cool waterfall accessible through the Upper Chattahoochee Campground. The drive in after turning off the Unicoi Turnpike is a little over 4 miles on a pretty narrow and sometimes bumpy gravel/dirt road. Don’t need 4x4 to traverse but if traffic coming from opposite direction, you will need to find a spot to pull over to let traffic pass if you’re lucky enough to be near a wider portion, or back up until you reach one which can be interesting. Once to the campground it’s a really easy walk through the campground to the waterfall. There’s a small wooden deck there for observation or you can go past it and walk right up to the base of the fall. Warning, the rocks are very slick, our daughter took a short fall slipping on a rock. We watched another group walk further up and a gentleman in that group took a big slip and fell completely in the water. Potential for injury and no phone signal to call for help so be very careful. Great place to explore with the kids, probably nice spot to dip your feet in during warmer months.