Grotto Falls Trail

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

5.0/5

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Distance

1.83 miles

Elevation Gain

585 ft

Route Type

Out-and-Back

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Added by Seth Berry

Walk behind Grotto Falls, a 25-foot waterfall! This Great Smoky Mountains National Park hike also has plentiful wildflowers during the spring.

This is an intermediate hike along Trillium Gap Trail. There are four stream crossings on your way to the falls as you hike through an idyll, often wildflower-sprinkled landscape. Late spring is best for catching blooms. Once at the waterfall, you can walk behind the cascade of water.

This is a popular hike, so be sure to arrive early. In the winter, you will need to access this hike via the Rainbow Falls Trailhead, which adds another 3.4 miles to this hike.

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Tammie Gibson

Grotto Falls Trail

05/27/22

Awesome hike. First hike behind a waterfall!! Loved it!

5.0

PRO

Lucas Bremer

PRO

Grotto Falls Trail

07/14/20

Get to the trail early or risk having to wait for many other folks getting a picture behind the waterfall.

5.0

Clay Steelman

Grotto Falls Trail

06/21/17

This is a great, easy hike. I hiked this trail with my wife and 2 kids (7 and 3). It is a beautiful waterfall and well worth the hike.

5.0

Explorer

Elyse Clark

Explorer

Grotto Falls Trail

04/25/17

This is an easy hike to a gorgeous waterfall that you can walk behind. Since it's so scenic and easy it draws the crowds, so try to arrive at the trailhead early in the morning.

5.0

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Grotto Falls Trail

05/08/16

I do this hike at least ten times a year!! It's my favorite quick hike!

5.0

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