waterfall on the
right side creek
8-2-10 Someone just emailed me and said that FR477 was now gated at the Pisgah riding stables because of the road being washed out. I have no idea when the road will reopen. You can still get to the trail head, but it adds about 3/4 mile each way to the hike. Thanks for the heads up, Kelsey!
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I've been to the Twin Falls on Henry Branch several times now and the photos here are a combination of all trips. The hike is a little over 2 miles one way and is easy to moderate in difficulty. You'll be rewarded with 2 waterfalls on creeks very close to each other separated by a small ridge, plus a beautiful hike through the forest.
To get to the trailhead, take Hwy 276 north of 64 for 2.3 miles and turn right on the gravel road (FR477) that points towards the Pisgah riding stables. Drive for 2.6 miles and look for the small parking area on the right for the orange blazed Buckhorn Gap Trail. Mark Morrison's book describes the potentially confusing trail quite well, but just follow the orange blazes with your trail map and compass handy. The trail 1st passed by this nice 10' waterfall on Avery Creek that wasn't mentioned in the book and was a nice surprise. My 1st visit was during the drought of the late 90's and the next shot shows that. The 2nd photo shows the falls in more normal water flow.
The Buckhorn Gap Trail is also a horse trail and there are several places where the horse trail crosses thru the creek and the foot trail continues on, then crosses the creek on a nearby log foot bridge. This can be confusing if you're not expecting it, so pay attention. At one point the trail crosses a bridge and forks - take the left fork then remember to take the right turn across the bridge on the way back. Then at about 2 miles, watch for the stake marking the side trail to the left to the falls. This side trail comes to a camp site just below where the 2 creeks meet below the waterfalls. The right side waterfall is partially hidden by trees and brush, so you'll want to get a closer look. There's a trail that heads up the right side.
Part way up, the trail gets a little steeper and is dirt, so in wet weather it will be muddy and slippery and you might not be able to get any farther up. If you can and are very careful, you can get behind the lower section of the waterfall shown in the above picture. The next shot is of a dad and daughter that were at the falls on one of my trips.
The trail picks up on the other side of the waterfall and that's where I shot the 1st photo on this page. It continues a short distance around the ridge for a view of the left side waterfall, then down to the creek. You can also head up the left side of this falls from the camp site.
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