Pisgah Gorge
Difficulty: Easy to Difficult depending on the trail
Distance: 1.5 miles
Entry Fee: Free
Pisgah Gorge is a secluded park in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It offers amazing views and a few different waterfalls.
You can google Pisgah Gorge, but we have the exact location of the parking area linked here.
Parking Lot
Pisgah Gorge Upper Falls Overlook
Bridge
This unmonumental bridge is a marker for the “trail” that leads down to the bottom of the falls. It really isn’t much of a trail, it is mostly a creek bed to follow. When you get to the bottom, you will be standing at the top of a waterfall. You can follow the river upstream to the upper falls or downstream to the middle and lower falls as well as the arch. If the water is low enough to navigate, head upriver to get to the bottom of Pisgah Gorge Upper Falls.
Pisgah Gorge Falls
Bottom of Pisgah Gorge Upper Middle Falls
Instead of going up stream to get to the upper falls, you can go downstream to get to the bottom of the upper middle falls. This is a bit of a scramble. Hug the right side (looking downstream) of the canyon. There may be a path that others have taken or not. you will hug this sid until you can find a scramble down some rocks. You may need to bring about 30 ft of rope and tie it off to a tree. ONLY do this is you are capable and comfortable doing a dangerous scramble.
The Arch
After you get to the bottom of the upper middle falls, you’ll need to cross the stream and find your way down the left side of the stream. Theres a short waterfall (Lower Middle Falls not pictured) and you will need to find your way down it and down stream. You can see the arch from the Lower Middle Falls. After you get to the arch there is one more waterfall downstream (Lower Falls not pictured). This is all very difficult to navigate especially with higher water levels. I suggest being comfortable getting your shoes wet!
Pisgah Gorge Lower Falls Overview
Pisgah Gorge Canyon View
After you get back up the trail from the Lower Falls Overview, take a left and continue to follow the main trail. There is another trail that veers of to the left. This is not a well-kept trail and is not marked. It may be so overgrown that it looks like a small rabbit trail. This is not one you want to miss though. You may have to push a bush or two out of the way to get here, but keep your explorer cap on and you’ll find it.
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