Grotto Falls (Trillium Gap Trail)

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Grotto Falls (Trillium Gap Trail)

stops
8stops
narration
~4 minnarration
between stops, approx.
2.7 kmbetween stops, approx.

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A four-mile round-trip walk on the Trillium Gap Trail to the only waterfall in the Smokies you can stand behind. Eight stops cover the old-growth forest on the way up, the falls themselves — and the trail's unlikely regular commuters, a llama pack train that resupplies the lodge on Mount LeConte.

Where it starts

Trailhead & Orientation

35.6802° N, 83.4626° W

Directions to Trailhead & Orientation (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

The stops

  1. Stop 1: Trailhead & Orientation
  2. Stop 2: Into Old Growth
  3. Stop 3: The Llama Trail
  4. Stop 4: Approaching the Falls
  5. Stop 5: Grotto Falls Arrival
  6. Stop 6: Behind the Falls
  7. Stop 7: Trillium Gap Ahead
  8. Stop 8: Close