Gregory Walsh

Gregory Walsh

Hike and Traverse the Cables to Dennis Cove Falls

09/19/18

I've spent a lot of time in the Dennis Cove Recreation Area. And Hiking the Trail to Dennis Cove Falls isn't the only Hidden Treasure along the Trail. If you have the time and want to keep going along the Trail further into the mountain. You will enjoy pristine wooden Forest with Beautiful Open Meadows. Many Great Places to Fish and Camp. After you pass Dennis Cove Falls about 2 or 3 miles up the Trail you will come up on 2 open Meadows the Second one will have a pond in the back right corner. If you turn back and follow the service road back about a half mile you will come to a parking area. And the creek right off Parking Area there is a small Hidden trail to the left. Follow the Trail through the Laurels and you will find perhaps the best keep secret of the mountain and the tallest falls on the mountain. Called Firescald Falls. If you Hike the trail up the falls about half way up you can walk out and you will discover a natural Bath Tub that you can actually sit in and enjoy the beauty and cooling Waters of the falls. There are a few places along the parking area that you can also camp and the camp sites are quite big. And back at the Meadow with the pond you can hike further up Laurel Fork Trail which is marked by blue blaze markers on the trees and you will find many more places to fish,camp,and cross the creek with cable crossings. If you decide to do this hike you will find 2 more waterfalls on the left of the trail. There's also a Hugh Beaver Dam that you will find just off the trail. Dennis Cove Recreation Area is absolutely filled with many Beautiful places to explore and find. I can say without a shodow of doubt Dennis Cove is one of my favorite places to be.

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