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YELLOWSTONE FALLS
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| LOCATION:
Western North Carolina |
| HIKE
STARTS: BRP Mile 418.8 |
| HIKE ENDS:
BRP Mile 418.8 |
| TOTAL
DISTANCE: 3.2 Miles |
| HIKE TYPE:
Roundtrip, Loop Hike |
| HIKE
DIFFICULTY: Moderate |
| TRAILS
USED: Yellowstone Falls Trail |
| TRAIL
TRAFFIC: Moderate to Heavy |
| TRIP TYPE:
Day Hike |
| MANAGEMENT:
Pisgah National Forest |
HIGHLIGHTS: Yellowstone Falls
is titled after the yellow mosses, lichens, and minerals that coat the rocks
around the falls. The falls are near the Graveyard Fields, an area
destroyed by fire in November 1925. The blaze cleared the forest of
vegetation and left only spruce tree stumps. This reminded many hikers of
gravestones in a cemetery and the name stuck. The hike to the upper falls
starts at the Blue Ridge Parkway mile marker 418.8 and follows a paved path down
to the Yellowstone Prong of the East Fork of the Pigeon River. Here the
Yellowstone Falls Trail (which is also known as the Graveyard Fields Trail)
turns left and follows the river to Upper Yellowstone Falls.
MORE DETAILS
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click to see trail photos from this hike:
May 16, 2004,
May 22, 2004 |
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click to view a detailed trip report:
August 12, 1995
(password required),
May 16, 2004
(password required),
May 22, 2004
(password required) |
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click to view maps:
area map,
detailed map
(password required),
profile map |
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Hiking Trails
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