Rating: Very Difficult (Rope skills required)
Distance: 0.5 Miles
Fee: FreeÂ
NOTE: Getting down to the bottom of Grace’s High Falls is super difficult and requires rappeling into the canyon. Rappeling skills are required and to get out of the canyon you need to either be able to self-belay yourself to the top or be able to ascend a rope. There are alternate routes to getting to the bottom of the falls without rappelling by scrambling down Bear Creek.
The bottom of Grace’s High Falls is Beautiful. There’s a beautiful creek that it flows into.
Grace’s High Falls is located an hour and a half east of Huntsville. If you are looking to get to the bottom, the directions you get from Googling “Grace’s High Falls” will take you to the overlook, not to where you need to park to get to the bottom. Click here for parking directions.
Parking
Parking is a gravel pulloff on the side of the road here. There is a picnic table and potentially a social trail (not official trail).Â
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Getting to the cliff edge
There was a social trail behind the picnic benches when we went, but do not rely on it not being overgrown. There was also rope up to help people get down, but you shouldn’t trust rope that has been left up in the wild. The social trail did take us to the easiest place to get down, but if there is no social trail, you can find the best place to get down here.
Rappeling
Ropes skills are needed to get down the side of the canyon. Rappelling is the best and safest option to get down. We rappeled down and self-belayed getting up (for you climbers it was an easy climb, maybe rated a 5.5). You could also try to ascend the rope. There was rope there when we got there, but again, do not trust any rope that has been left out in the elements.
Bottom of Grace’s High Falls
Though the bottom of Grace’s High Falls is tough to get to, you’ll be rewarded with the tallest above ground waterfall in Alabama, a place to walk behind the falls, and plenty to see.
Swimming Hole
If you continue downhill there is a nice swimming hole on Bear Creek. It is a scramble to get down here, but incredibly beautiful!
Grace’s High Falls from Above
Grace’s High Falls can be seen from the Little River Rim Drive. You can find directions here.
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