tom branch falls

gabriellep931

Walking through the trails you take in the beauty of the mountains and all the nature surrounding. Out of the 3 waterfalls on this trail Tom Branch was my favorite. Although it isn't the biggest in the area these falls are still worth the short hike.

yankeedad69

By far the easiest of the 3 right near each other to get to and probably the best one. A couple benches right in front to sit and enjoy the sounds of nature, or you can even sit on some rocks and dip your feet in the water. Amazing views

Kimmyjonc

My family and I hiked the trail to see all three falls. It was beautiful. Definitely worth the trip if you're in the area.

Hollyhawkskitchen

I loved this falls, great trail, easy to walk, best part you see three falls on one trail. I do wish however there were more signs giving distance to how much further to walk and a sign for Indian creek falls. Make sure to watch out for manure on this trail and bear poop.

JPSaleebyMD

Nice quiet (when there are not so many folks tubing around) to sit and relax and listen/watch the falls. A short easy hike to the base of these falls. Dip you toes in the refreshing water.

anonymoussfh

These falls are about the most accessible falls in the park with an easy flat walk that starts at the parking area. The walk is short and is the start of the loop train which goes to Indian Creek Falls and Juney Whank falls. It is a nice walk but does change elevation. Indian Creek Falls are more accessible (except for the final couple hundred feet) than Juney Whank falls.

Kenny519

When visiting the North Carolina side of the smokies, this is a nice easy trail with access to three water falls. The total loop (long way) took about 90 minutes. I don recommend going in a clockwise direction. For the people not looking for hike, there is another path that would take you down to a lower elevation along the creek. The trail would be recommended for most ages.

Tyler418

I really enjoyed Tom Branch Falls. It was really pretty. I would totally recommend Tom Branch Falls to anyone who is interested.

674randallm

We really liked Tom Branch Falls because it was unique as far as waterfalls go. It was just a cascading trickle down a steep rock face slope. Very short walk was nice as well.

warrenville111

We stayed the night in Cherokee and as the weather forecast wasn't looking great, we decided to do three shorter hikes in lieu of a 11 mile hike up towards Newfound Gap. While it was damp on our hike at the waterfalls, it wasn't raining and we only saw five other people towards the end of our hike which was nice.We did the loop counterclockwise hitting Juney Whank Falls first, and then Tom Branch Falls last. If you are not in for a "longer" hike, Just hiking to Tom Branch is probably your best option (also, if you need a more stable walking surface - Tom Branch is on more of a gravel road than a trail).The loop is about 2.4 miles with some smaller elevation gain; we had no problems at all, but we also generally do longer/more strenuous hikes. I do think there are better hikes in the park, but if you are in Bryson City or the Deep Creek area, this is certainly worth doing.We were there in April, so there was no tubing going on. However, based upon the drive into this area and a few signs that we saw, we believe this may be a very popular tubing area.

advocon

It's not really a hike to see this waterfall. It's just a stroll through the woods. Very nice walk. Sometimes in the summer, the flow is pretty pitiful, but winter is almost always better. Definitely a must see attraction.

rltipton86

You must view the falls from across the creek but you still have a great view. The walk up to these falls is very short and the path is wide, used by a lot of runner and bikers so be aware there may be a bicyclist or runner coming up behind you.

twiseva

Ok so we did the 3 waterfall loop and saw all three falls. Great hike and some nice falls. For those of you not so in shape here is a hint if you really want to see all three and save some energy - go up the hill to Juney Whank and then come back down to avoid the rest of the uphill. Then take the lower path that goes up the creek to see the other two. You will save yourself a lot of energy. Having said that its very pretty going up and over the ridge in the forest if you are in shape :-) If you have any trouble getting up to Juney Whank it's probably worth going back down and around ...

Kgardner120

This waterfall was such a treat. The area had just received a substantial amount of rain, so the water flow was higher than normal which made for a great view and photographs. Nice benches to sit on and listen to the peaceful sound of the water flowing into Deep Creek.

19NH50

We went to the Deep Creek area to find the three falls. Starting from the parking lot it's tough to tell where to begin. There are a couple of ways to go. We found the first one Juneywhank, but then wanted to also find Tom branch and Indian Creek falls. There are no signs posted, but we did have a trail description of where to go. Well, we got lost and had it not been for a ranger we ran into, we'd still be walking. All three falls are very nice and are high on my effort vs. reward scale. The trails are not particularly difficult or long (if you don't get lost), and the beauty of the falls is wonderful. Make sure you see all three. They are definitely worth the walk.