DuPont Five Falls Loop- +/- 12.5 Miles Difficult

Do you like waterfalls and hiking? This hike is for you! We will visit High Falls, Triple Falls, Hooker Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and Grassy Creek Falls at Dupont State Recreational Forest. There is a bridge out along the trail so we will have to do some bush whacking. About 1,200 foot elevation gain. Restrooms at trailhead and as listed below.

Restrooms: High Falls/Visitor Center as well as the Guion Farm and Hooker Falls access areas. Lake Imaging, Corn Mill Shoals and Fawn Lake access areas all have portable toilets and a portable toilet located at the High Falls picnic shelter.

Pack food and water. We will stop for lunch

Hiking poles recommended but not required.

Meeting location: 35.20226, -82.62038. Triple Falls parking lot.

Afterwards we will go to Campfire Grill in nearby Flat Rock, NC. Adress: 2770 Greenville Hwy
Flat Rock, NC 28731

https://www.campfiregrillnc.com/

DuPont State Recreational Forest is a 10,000+ acre state forest in western North Carolina, near Cedar Mountain, known for its numerous waterfalls (like Hooker, Triple, and High Falls), extensive trail system for hiking and mountain biking, and scenic beauty, famously featured in films like The Hunger Games. Managed by the NC Forest Service, it offers year-round recreation including hiking, biking, horseback riding, fishing, and swimming, with a visitor center providing maps and information, though it has limited amenities like food and water.