[b]Somewhere between 7 & 10 miles is as close as I can estimate from the trail books & websites
Description : A nice fall hike down the Chattooga River valley catching both King Creek Falls and Big Bend Falls
This should be roughly a 7 mile hike point to point that is rated easy to moderate. We will be hiking down river as that is usually an easier way.
This hike will be at a leisurely pace, in and out before the setting sun.
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Big Bend Falls
Description: Big Bend Falls is an abrupt, roaring 30-foot drop on the Chattooga River only accessed by a demanding hike along the Chattooga Trail. Its energy is infectious though, so you’ll quickly spring back to life after the two-hour trek and your first glimpse of the largest drop on this Wild and Scenic River.
Height: Cascades 15 feet at a 30-degree slope, then makes 15-foot vertical drop.
Length of hike: 3.4 miles on Chattooga Trail
Time to hike: 2 hours
Difficulty: Strenuous
One is from the guide book and one is from the State of SC, will update this before the hike so you can plan exactly.
Seneca round trip 58 miles * .08 = 4.64 gas expense
Greenville round trip 130 miles * .08 10.40 gas expense
All mileages are estimates from maps.yahoo.com
We hope to leave the Walmart parking area at 9:30 am so that we can be hiking by 10:30
allowing us to be out of the woods before 5:30 pm.
Hike will be at Bill, Janice & Mike speeds, as I wheeze my down the valley up the Mountain. I am probably the slowest of the bunch.
ALWAYS BRING WATER AND SOMETHING TO EAT. You still need Bug Repellent at this time of year too
Everyone meet in Walmart parking area behind Zaxby's 1636 Sandifer Blvd
Seneca, SC 29678 We'll leave at 9:30 am.
Car pool from Greenville: Ryan's 6124 White Horse Rd Greenville, SC 29611 at 8:15 and we'll leave at 8:30.
No Dogs are allowed on our Hikes !
DISCLAIMER: PARTICIPATION IN THE UPSTATE HIKING AND ADVENTURE GROUP ("THE GROUP") IS ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY. THE GROUP PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN HIKES RANGING IN DIFFICULTY FROM EASY TO DIFFICULT AND HIGHLY RIGOROUS. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE HOW FAR AND HARD YOU CAN HIKE WITHOUT ADVERTENTLY OR INADVERTENTLY CAUSING INJURY TO YOURSELF OR OTHERS. THERE ARE ALSO INHERENT RISKS IN TRAVELING TO AND FROM ANY TWO POINTS, INCLUDING TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE HIKES AND OUTINGS FOLLOWING THE HIKES. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO OBSERVE APPROPRIATE SAFETY MEASURES DURING ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES CONCERNING THE GROUP. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE GROUP YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS THAT COULD ARISE FROM HIKING AND/OR ANY OTHER GROUP RELATED ACTIVITIES. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE GROUP YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL SUCH CLAIMS AGAINST EACH AND EVERY OTHER MEMBER IN THE GROUP, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE GROUP ORGANIZER.
“ Now that's some good ice cream!!! ”
“ Perfect day. Beautiful trail and beautiful cascades, perfect weather, great group as usual. Pretty non-arduous hike but strategic footing nec. in places plus really fun scramblage around the falls for variety. ”
“ The hike is strenuous but worth it. The waterfalls were beautiful! ”
“ Excellent hike. Great cascades all along trail. ”
“ Perfect hiking weather, great group, beautiful scenery. ”
“ Great hike. The river views are fantastic! ”
“ It was nice group for the hike, and the recent rain made the falls look great ”
“ This trip was way above my experience level, but everyone was so was so great to encourage me and give a helping hand. Thanks so much. ”
“ A bit longer than expected but really nice. ”
Kip Giordano (+1 guest)“ This was a very pleasant hike. ”
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