The first mile or so of the hike follows an old roadbed along the ridge but you soon drop down 300 ft. off KY 1651 on Forest Road 622 it is nearly 3 miles to Lick Creek Falls. Parking at the 631 Lick Creek Trailhead 100 ft. For the sake of making things easier we’ll first begin the trip from on top of the ridge as a point to point hike, which is around a total of 7 miles, making for a great day hike. Located just outside the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in he Daniel Boone National Forest, Lick Creek Falls, which isn’t actually on Lick Creek but on a tributary, is a towering 64 ft tall plunge style waterfall, where Princess is a 20 ft tall, wide creek waterfall on Lick Creek itself. These two falls are placed together because of their “close” proximity of one another and there are several options as to how one would want to approach vising the falls either together, or individually.
GPS coordinates for the falls: Latitude 36.77222847 Longitude -84.51941121 #9 Lick Creek Falls A note, there are several steps on the left approximately 0.2 miles from the parking lot as you begin the hike, going down the steps and taking the trail through the gorge first makes for a much easier hike. Once at the rock house there are several side trails that offer ground level views of the falls. Even if there hasn’t been much rain the falls is still worth a visit just because of the massive rock shelter that surrounds it, which is comparable to the size of Ash Cave in Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio. In drier conditions the falls is just a drip, however a decent rain will get it flowing nicely. Depending on the recent weather, the falls itself can either be impressive or a huge disappointment. The trail to the falls itself is a 1 mile easy/moderate loop trail, one can also continue on a side trail to the unique Yahoo Arch 3/4th of a mile off the main loop trail. At the trail head parking for the falls is a lovely overlook looking west over the South Fork Of The Cumberland River and is an excellent place for photographers to capture sunset. #8 Yahoo FallsĬonsidered Kentucky’s tallest waterfall at 113 ft, Yahoo Falls is located in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area north of Whitley City on the now paved Forest Road #660 off KY 700. Want to explore? Continue downstream through the mini-slot canyon and visit several more smaller cascades and waterfalls as it meets up with Cogur Fork. If you are comfortable scrambling down into the gorge you are rewarded with a gorgeous cascading 28 ft tall waterfall. If it’s scary, you can cross the creek a short distance upstream and follow the cliff line on the opposite side for a nice open view of the falls from above. If you want to go below it requires a 20 ft scramble that, depending on your skill level, can be easy or scary. Cross the creek and follow it downstream (to the left) where you’ll come to the edge of a mini-gorge, the falls will be to your left.
Keep in mind this is a wet weather waterfall so if it’s been dry don’t even bother to go see it unless you like to go exploring.
Where FR 6240 ends park there and continue down the old road bed, it’s a short hike to the watershed above the falls. Located off KY 1045 on Forest Road 6240 a short distance from US 27 in Daniel Boone National Forest, it’s an easy hike to view the falls from above, however from below it is a different story.
Marcus Falls is a waterfall that has only become know to the waterfalling community just recently. GPS coordinates for the falls: Latitude 36.83889545 Longitude -84.34489241Ĭumberland Falls State Park Lodge Address: 7351 State Highway 90, Corbin, Ky 40701 #6 Eagle Falls The traditional overlooks are open till midnight.
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Cumberland Falls is also the only waterfall in the Western Hemisphere which has a year round predictable moonbow visible a few days before, during and a few days after every full moon. Another option is to head out the Eagle Falls trail on the opposite side of the river for an birds eye view of both the main falls and the gorge. A large parking lot awaits visitors, the traditional overlooks are easy, and most are wheelchair accessible. The falls is located in Cumberland Falls State Resort Park which is a located a little less than 15 miles from I-75 at the Corbin Exit on KY 90. This is the mother of all Kentucky Waterfalls, nicknamed "The Niagara Of The South", at 125 ft wide and 68 ft tall and located on the Cumberland River, it is the highest volumed waterfall in the eastern United States south of Niagara Falls.
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