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We posted some more detailed information and a photo of Wintergreen Falls in DuPont State Forest. See the Wintergreen Falls page for all the details!

We’ve added the three waterfalls along the Glen Burney Trail to NorthCarolinaWaterfalls.info, and a full trailhead page on HikeWNC.info as well! Owned by the town of Blowing Rock, the waterfalls include The Cascades, Glen Burney Falls, and Glen Marie Falls. All of these would make worthy destinations in and of themselves, but with this trail you get to see all three in one hike. It’s a fairly strenuous hike for a trail that starts right in town, so be prepared for that, but we think it’s well worth the effort as you treck down into the gorge formed by New Year’s Creek. Perhaps this would make a great New Year’s Day hike!

Glen Burney Falls, one of the three on this hike

We just added two new waterfalls – Bard Falls and North Harper Creek Falls, both on North Harper Creek. These are located in the Pisgah National Forest’s Wilson Creek area, which includes drainages below the Blue Ridge and Grandfather Mountain. This area is not far west and north of Marion, Morganton, Hickory, and Lenoir, NC, making it closer to some of the state’s bigger population centers than mountains further west.

Bard Falls is a tumbling cascade which falls into a churning chute, before spilling into a huge swimming hole. It’s in a wilderness-like setting, and it’s an area not visited very heavily. Click here to see the full page on NorthCarolinaWaterfalls.info.

North Harper Creek Falls is a beautiful slide culminating in a drop nearly 40 feet high, with a deep pool at the bottom. There is plenty of room to hang out and enjoy the view. Click here to see the full page on NorthCarolinaWaterfalls.info.

Doesn’t a hike to a cool mountain waterfall sound great about right now with this summer heat? We hope you enjoy the hikes as much as we did!