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High Falls

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 0.25 Miles

This is a great place to swim and get your adrenaline going jumping from the waterfalls. Be careful!

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High Falls is a great place to get out and Swim. It’s located near Guntersville and is about a 1.25 hour drive from Huntsville.

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Playground

This is a very easy and short stroll on a paved path to the playground. It is not a big playground, but a playground nontheless.

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Waterfall

WARNING: The current can be strong and jumping off the cliffs or waterfalls can lead to injury or death. Jump at your own risk.

Continue down the paved path to the waterfalls. There are places to waddle in the water. You can jump from the cliffs into the water below. After you jump, you can climb the rocks or go off to the side and follow the path up. It is a great place to

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Moderate Hike, Easy to Find

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Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 1.75 Miles
Cost: Free

WARNING: DO NOT JUMP FROM THE FALLS

Foster Falls is an hour and a half (1.5 hr) drive Northeast from Huntsville in Sequatchie, TN. It is a nice hike down to a beautiful waterfall.

There is a through hike from Foster Falls to Grundy Forrest called Fiery Gizzard that is not covered in this guide.

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More Waterfalls

Foster Falls offers a large variety of things to do. There are two loop hikes and plenty of places to climb. You can swim at the bottom of the waterfall and can camp!

Hike to Overlook

This is a very easy and short stroll to see the overlook. There are two main paths from the parking lot. One trailhead is behind the picnic area and the other is off to the left near the trail map. Follow the trail behind the trail map off to the left (Blue on map). The overview is a great place for pictures!

Hike to Bridge

From the overlook, follow the path down the powerline trail until the path veers into the woods. Follow the Path down through the woods (Green on map). It is a steep hike down, and is a short, but hard hike back up.

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Hike to Bottom of the Falls

After you cross the bridge, turn right and walk maybe 100 ft to get to the waterfall (Yellow on map)

Climbing

Foster Falls is a fantasitic place to climb. The entire bottom ridge (Red on map) is climable. There are climbs for all skill levels. For more information on climbing, check out the Mountain Project. You can also hike the bottom ridge, but be sure to respect people belaying and climbing. Do not walk under climbers and do not distract people belaying or climbing.

Canyon Overview

Most of the top ridge hike to the Canyon Overview will feel like a typical hike through the woods (Black on map). There are some camping spots on the way. It costs $8-35 per night plus $5 reservation fee and taxes. For more info go to Foster Falls Camping Reservation.

View of Waterfall

Continue along the path (Orange on map) from the canyon overview to the view of waterfall. From there, the path will take you to the bridge over the upper waterfall river and back to the parking lot.