Yellow Creek Fall
Hiking Trail
Why pick this one
Yellow Creek combines a three-quarter-mile upstream paddle, a quarter-mile hike, and access to 100-foot Yellow Creek Falls near Leesburg.
Best for
- short outdoor trips completed between breakfast and lunch
- combining paddling with a waterfall hike
- swimming in a clear blue pool
- picnicking near house-sized boulders
- visitors bringing dogs
Look elsewhere if
- seeking a long or strenuous hiking trail
- seeking a fully marked hiking route
- seeking an outing without paddling access requirements
Specialties
- short upstream paddling route
- hike to 100-foot Yellow Creek Falls
- waterfall swimming access
- picnicking near the falls
What makes them different
- Three-quarter-mile upstream paddle from the public ramp near Leesburg
- Paddling route passes through the ruins of a giant stone railroad bridge
- Quarter-mile hike leads to 100-foot Yellow Creek Falls
- Clear blue swimming hole below the falls
- Dogs are allowed
- Response time
- Visitors can start after breakfast, complete the trip, and return by lunch
- Serves
- Leesburg
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 9041 Tapoco Rd, Robbinsville, NC 28771-6891
- Website
- https://alabamarecreationtrails.org/trail/yellow-creek/
Services
- hiking
- paddling
- fishing
- swimming
- picnicking