Caitlin Steva

Caitlin Steva

Mystic Falls

06/14/16

We attempted to follow these directions in early June and found the creek above the falls completely uncrossable. However, we bumped into a friendly local who gave us an alternate route. If you park at the cabin on the way up the road, there is a tiny trail on the east side of the cabin. This trail will lead you through an aspen grove, down a gully (you'll know you're on the right trail if you go down two rappelling ropes). Once you're at the bottom of the gully, walk parallel to the stream until you get to the end of the island separating the two streams, then cross. Head up the hill and you should see a cabin to your right and a stack of rocks. Head north west (pretty much straight) from here (Turning left/east at this point will take you up to the top of the falls where you would have ended up if you took the OP's route). Keep left on the trail, as there are one or two spurs to the right, and soon you'll be at the base of the falls. The whole hike is quite short- maybe a mile max) This time of year the water was quite high, but you could get a good view of the falls and they are really magnificent.

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