Otter Falls - Seven Devils, NC
A short video from a quick warmup hike on June 9 to Otter Falls in Seven Devils, NC. The trail system opened in 2015 and provides access to this waterfall on Valley Creek. The trails combined are less than 1.5 miles, I did every trail except a tiny portion of the orange loop. Otter Falls was flowing well and was nicer than expected. I estimate it is around 20 feet high. Hike was around 1.2 miles in 35 minutes. I think the elevation gain is exaggerated on my track, the GPS probably bounced a lot in this shaded valley.
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Town Of Seven Devils | Otter Falls Hiking Trail In Seven Devils, NC
You can get walking directions to the falls from town hall here:
Looking for waterfalls in NC? A great place to hike with trails with views and Waterfalls is in the Town of Seven Devils,NC located about 12 miles outside of Boone,NC going towards Banner Elk.
Otter Falls is located just 1.2 miles from the town hall in Seven Devils, NC. It has a parking lot at the entrance to the trail and a hiking trail with great views leading to the falls.
It takes about one hour to walk to the falls and back from town hall. You'll be a little tired, but it is worth the hike...
Otter Falls
Otter Falls is a popular waterfall located in the town of Seven Devils, North Carolina, near Boone and Grandfather Mountain. The trailhead and trail are easily accessible and provide an easy loop hike for hikers who visit. One of the easiest waterfalls to access in western North Carolina, this is a must-visit stop on your list of sights to see in the High Country.
Otter falls and Linville falls
Otter falls in Seven Devils, North Carolina and Linville falls from the bottom of the gorge in Linville, North Carolina
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Seven Devils, NC
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2019 Seven Devils trip
In early July 2019, Thia and I took a 5-day backpacking trip into Idaho's Seven Devils Mountains. We wanted to do a test run on all the gear we planned to use on our Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike, so this time it was just the two of us; no dogs and obviously no pack goats!
Otter Falls Hiking and Grandfather Mountain Camping in Banner Elk NC
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The Worst Hike in North Carolina
If you have absolutely nothing better to do, then listen to us dramatically complain for 9 minutes about a hike that we actually had a lot of fun on. Leave it to us to annoyingly whine about one of the most wondrous and beautiful places on earth: the Blue Ridge Parkway in my home state, North Carolina. Enjoy!
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Turtleback Falls, North Carolina Drone Video
Beautiful Turtleback Falls in the Pisgah National Forest.
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Happy Bear Chalet I cabin in Seven Devils, Banner Elk North Carolina
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I began shooting at the viewing deck, then headed to the very bottom section of the falls which is about 10' high. From there I headed up to the part you can see from the viewing deck, then on up to the good stuff. The sun was in and out while I was shooting which played hell on some of the clips, but that's the way it goes sometimes.
Hanging Rock - Bear Paw State Natural Area, NC
After a quick hike to Otter Falls we drove up towards the top of Seven Devils and parked at a water tower to begin our bushwhack to Hanging Rock on June 9. The beginning was steep, climbing up and over two knobs on Hanging Rock Ridge before we connected with a faint boundary path from Brown Trout Rd. This boundary line is unreliable, and when we could follow the path it was mostly overgrown with thorns and stinging nettle. It was a bad day to wear shorts.
As we got closer to Hanging Rock the path disappeared for long stretches, especially at rocky knobs where we would abruptly come to a 10-foot cliff and have to backtrack and loop around. In general, it was easier to go around these knobs at the height of the ridge. Just before the summit we connected with the trail from the resort below, and made our way to the top. Hanging Rock (5,220 feet) is not nearly as high as the surrounding mountains, but this barren rock peak ranks among the top summits in the area. We were up close and personal with Grandfather Mountain across the Watauga River headwaters. Sugar Mountain was due southwest, with the Black Mountains in the distance. The Roan Highlands were WSW across the Elk River and North Toe River headwaters. Beech Mountain rises impressively due west. To the north in the distance were the Amphibolite Mountains. Unfortunately the heavy cloud cover was ruining most of my long distance zoom shots. After about 30 minutes at the summit we turned around and went through stinging nettle hell all over again.
Hike/bushwhack was 3.0 miles with 1,352 feet elevation gain in 2 hours and 45 minutes.
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Cascades Trail Blue Ridge Parkway E B Jeffress Park, NC
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One of the ziplines at Hawksnest, Seven Devils, NC
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The Cascades at EB Jeffress Park
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