Cataract Falls, Tennessee, United States

4.5 (339 reviews) Spent Ranking #22 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Waterfalls

Easy trail for all ages + great way to start the day

This is a great hiking trail for beginners, anyone with small children, a jogging stroller, or who has to go a little slower due to age or an injury. It’s less than a mile round trip to see the waterfall and the babbling brook along the way is beautiful and calming. We came on a Wednesday morning at 9:30am and there was plenty of parking at the Sugarlands Visitor Center (where the trail starts) and barely anyone around.
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Address

Cove Mountain Trail, Tennessee, United States.

Mobile

+1 865-436-1200

Website

http://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/waterfalls.htm

Current local date and time now

Friday, May 10, 2024, 8:41

User Ratings

4.5 based on (339 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 4Chelsea 5:00 PM Aug 29, 2020
    Nice hike for all
    This is a great, short hike that is accessible to just about everyone. Due to the nature of the trail you can maneuver wheelchairs and strollers through it. There is a small waterfall at the end. We also saw a local painter near the creek, which was really cool to see.
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  • 5morguegurl 5:00 PM May 23, 2020
    Best Family Friendly Trail
    In our opinion, this is the best family friendly trail we have completed in the area, with the best payoff at the end. The trail is fairly accessible for strollers, and we saw tons of people with babies and toddlers making this hike. It is an easy hike, short round trip, bridges over small waterways, informational signs with fun facts about local vegetation along the way, and it has a waterfall at the end! It doesn’t get much better than that for kids. This is a great place to get your feet wet with hiking, especially if it is your first time hiking with your kids. To give you an idea of how much my kids loved this hike, ages 5 and 12, we hiked it in the pouring rain (not intentionally, of course), and they still had an absolute blast. We drove back to our cabin soaking wet with smiles on our faces!

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