Falls Branch Falls Hike

View of Falls Branch Falls in Cherokee National Forest [http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprd3795862.jpg] Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act by taking a day hike to Falls Branch Falls located in the Citico Creek Wilderness.  To help visitors plan their adventure and enjoy this featured day hike, Johnny Molloy, Outdoor Writer & Board Member of Partners of the Cherokee National Forest, has provided an excerpt from his book, Waterfall Hiking Tennessee, Falls Branch Falls Hike [http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3791858.pdf]. [http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3791858.pdf] The Falls Branch Trail #87 is a 1.3-mile trail (2.6-mile round trip) that leads to Falls Branch Falls, a 70-foot waterfall. Please note that this trail is located within congressionally designated Wilderness, a primitive area where trail signing and blazing are minimal. The majority of the trail follows an old roadbed, but it eventually leaves the roadbed and becomes narrow, steep, and rocky closer to the waterfall.