Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Distance: 100 ft
Entry Fee: Free
Kinlock Falls is a beautiful and serene waterfall located in west Bankhead National Forest.Â
This area is part of dispersed recreation in Bankhead National Forest. There is NO MAINTAINED TRAIL. Please note that dispersed recreation sometimes has a "social trail" that you can follow. Some of these are easy to follow and some of them you cannot follow. Please note that these trails can change very quickly and may be easy to follow one season and completely overgrown the next. Always bring a map, compass, and GPS with you while hiking Bankhead National Forest.
If you are still using your phone for navigation. You should at least buy a power bank.
Bankhead Map
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Kinlock Falls is only an hour and a half southwest of Huntsville.
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Parking
Park alongside the road. The easiest way to the falls is parking closer to the bottom side of the hill near the bridge. There are steps down from the road to the top of the waterfall.Â
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Waterfall
There is a path provided to walk downstream to get a view from the bottom of the falls. The rocks can be very slippery. There is a rope swing provided. Be careful and check water depths before you just or swing from the cliffs. If you swim, you can climb out of the water up the rocks or wade down to the rocky flat “beach” area downstream to get out!
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