Grotto Falls

Trail description

A 2.1 km walk from the Grotto Falls parking area off the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail along the Trillium Gap Trail to Grotto Falls, near Gatlinburg in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trail crosses several streams through old-growth forest and rhododendron; the round trip is about 2.6 miles with some 500 ft of climbing and takes 1 to 1.5 hours. Grotto Falls, about 25 ft high, is the only waterfall in the park you can walk behind. A parking tag is needed to park at the trailhead for more than 15 minutes.

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