Honeycomb Natural Bridge

Honeycomb Natural Bridge

 Difficulty: Easy
Distance: No Hiking
Cost: Free (Donations accepted)

Honeycomb Natural Bridge is a small beautiful natural bridge and waterfall. It is located on private property, but speaking with the owners they are fine with visitors. If you visit, the owners ask you to make a donation to the property for the cost of managing the property. You can make a donation here.

This property is also for rent on VRBO! You can also rent it for events as well like weddings, reunions, and birthdays.

Find nearby hikes:
Cathedral Caverns
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Honeycomb Natural Bridge is located about 30 minutes southeast of Huntsville.

Google Honeycomb Natural Bridge or click here for directions.

 

The Bridge

There isn’t a ton to this property, but it’s beautiful. You can walk down to the bottom of the waterfall, though be careful of the erosion and slippery rocks. You can also follow the path past the house to the right. There are some beautiful cascades. 

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Neversink Pit

Neversink Pit

Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 1.5 miles
Cost: Free

Neversink Pit is a beautiful open-air cave with a stunning waterfall. A permit is required to enter. You cannot go to this cave alone. 3 adults are required to go to this cave. In order to enter the cave, you must have vertical caving gear and knowledge. The sinkhole and waterfall are a sight to see even if you do not go into the cave. In order to get the expertise needed for vertical caving, you can join the Huntsville Grotto.

In this guide, I will go over how to get a permit. Directions to the cave are given when you receive a permit.

Find nearby hikes:
Cathedral Caverns
Roy B Whitaker

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To start, go to the SCCi Permit website. Click the button “Click here to register” and register an account. SCCi will send you a confirmation email. After you have successfully set up an account, move on to the next step.

https://permits.scci.org/

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After you create an account, go back to SCCi Permit website and log-in. After you log-in, move onto the next step.

https://permits.scci.org/

After you log-in, if it does not automatically land you on the New Permit page, click the “New Permit” button. From here you can Fill out a New Permit.

After you fill out a new permit, SCCi will send you a release form. All members of your party must sign the release form. After the release form is filled out, SCCi will need to approve your permit and you will receive a permit you will need to print out and put on your dashboard as well as directions to get to the cave.

After you sign the release form, SCCi will send you an email with your permit which you will need to print and put into your dashboard. Directions and other instructions will be sent in this email as well.

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Stephen’s Gap

Stephen’s Gap

Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 1.5 miles
Cost: Free

Stephen’s Gap is a beautiful cave with a stunning open-air cave with a stunning waterfall. A permit is required to enter. You cannot go to this cave alone. 2 adults are required to go to this cave as well as a helmet to enter.

In this guide, I will go over how to get a permit. Directions to the cave are given when you receive a permit.

Find nearby hikes:
Bethel Springs
Roy B Whitaker Preserve

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To start, go to the SCCi Permit website. Click the button “Click here to register” and register an account. SCCi will send you a confirmation email. After you have successfully set up an account, move on to the next step.

https://permits.scci.org/

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After you create an account, go back to SCCi Permit website and log-in. After you log-in, move onto the next step.

https://permits.scci.org/

After you log-in, if it does not automatically land you on the New Permit page, click the “New Permit” button. From here you can Fill out a New Permit.

After you fill out a new permit, SCCi will send you a release form. All members of your party must sign the release form. After the release form is filled out, SCCi will need to approve your permit and you will receive a permit you will need to print out and put on your dashboard as well as directions to get to the cave.

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Rock Island State Park

Rock Island State Park

Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult
Distance: 1.5 miles of trail total
Entry Cost: Free

Rock Island State Park is a state park located in Tennesse. It has a very unique man-made waterfall as a result of damming the river. There are 2 sides of the state park.

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Rock Island State Park is located a little over 2 hours from Huntsville.

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Twin Falls Parking

There is a very large parking lot that can fit dozens of cars. The trailhead is at the back of the parking lot and there is an overlook down the road from the parking lot. 

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Twin Falls

From the parking lot Twin Falls is very easy to find. The trailhead says it’s over a mile, but in reality, the waterfall is a few hundred feet from the parking lot. There is likely over a mile of trails if you wish to hike the entire trail, but there is no need. The waterfalls is incredibly unique with water gushing from the woods. You can make your way down onto the rocks for a closer view. Be careful, the dam can release water causing the water to rise quickly. There is no swimming at this waterfall.

Parking for Blue Hole

The parking lot for the blue hole is very large with plenty of parking spots. There are bathrooms located here as well as a picnic area. The trail is DIFFICULT. It is easy to find your way down but it is very rocky and you are constantly walking on wet rocks and through shallow water.

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Blue Hole

The blue hole has water gushing from the woods. There are several waterfalls along the route. The water is shallow on the rocks. My children had a blast playing in it! There is plenty to explore here so take your time and go up and down the river.

Beach and Cabins

There are cabins for rent as well as a beach area where you can play on the river. We did not stop here, but thought it would be good to share!

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Ditto Falls

Ditto Falls

Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Distance: 0.5 miles of trail total
Entry Cost: Free

Congrats on finding this hidden guide! I purposefully made this guide hard to find on my website. If you found it, you must have been digging through my website. This is because places like this only stay open as long as they are not overrun with litter and people. PLEASE follow leave no trace principles and pack your stuff out.

Ditto Falls is located on private property south of Huntsville in Lacey Springs. It is easy to find if you know where to look. It is absolutely a hidden gem. Let’s keep it that way.

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Ditto Falls is located south of Huntsville in Lacy Springs.

If you Google Ditto Falls, you can find around the location of the waterfall, but click here for where to park.

Parking Lot / Trailhead / Pavilion

Parking is just pulling off of the road. There’s a very clear trailhead that looks like a few jeeps have driven down. There’s a sign (As of 5/29/2021) that asks you to park off the road and politely asks you not to litter. Please. Don’t litter.

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Trails

There is only a hit of a trail. But all you need to do is find the cliffside. If you follow the cliffside to the left you will go to the top of the waterfall. To get to the bottom, follow the cliff to the right and find a place to climb down. Then follow the cliff back towards the waterfall (looking downhill it’s to your left). If the water is flowing and the wind is still, you should be able to hear it. 

Waterfall

The waterfall is actually very easy to find and is very pretty. In late spring when there is plenty of rain, I bet it would make a great swimming hole!

Please again, pack out your trash and respect the property!

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