Backpacking In Panthertown Valley With SEVERAL Waterfalls

Come and find out why Panthertown Valley (http://www.panthertown.org) is referred to as the Yosemite of the East.  The carpool will leave Saturday at 7:30am.  For anyone that likes to arrive fashionably late, you will only find a desolate parking lot.  It is about a 2.5 hour drive to Cashiers NC and the west parking lot.

Panthertown Valley has a maze of trails.  The trails are well maintained with abundant natural beauty.  We will make our way to the Overlook Trail and stop for lunch with a view.  Then proceeding through the maze of trails we will hit several waterfalls...  Riding Ford Falls, Schoolhouse Falls & Greenland Creek Falls before setting up camp for the night in the Southeast corner of Panthertown Valley.  All told we will hike ~7 miles at a reasonable pace making short stops at intersection and having a few minutes for photos at the waterfalls.  There is not much in the way of steep grades but please be comfortable carrying a pack for that distance at 1.5+ mph.  Sunday after breakfast we will head out back to the cars.  Along the way we will stop at Granny Burrell Falls, Frolicktown Fall & Wilderness Falls.  Sunday there will be about 5 miles to hike.  

PLEASE CONTACT A TRIP LEADER IF YOU HAVE NOT GONE BACKPACKING BEFORE OR UNSURE ABOUT ATTENDING! 

In Cashiers we will stop for lunch at the Carolina Smokehouse for some BBQ (http://www.thecarolinasmokehouse.com) for a late lunch.  After lunch we will proceed home in the early afternoon.

If you were counting that is 6 waterfalls in 1 weekend!  Plus, as a bonus, there are another 4 (Jawbone Falls, Warden's Falls, Pothole Falls & Mac's Falls) which we may goto depending on time and the groups attitude.    

I85 North => I985 / US23 North ~95 miles

Turn RIGHT onto State Hwy 106 for ~15 miles (This road is just before you reach NC)

Turn Right onto US 64 E for ~12 miles.

Past Cashiers Turn LEFT on Cedar Creek Rd

Turn Right on Breedlove Rd

When the Pavement Turns to Gravel, you are almost there.  IF you go too far there is a cliff.  

The coordinates are 35.168293 (Latitude) & -83.039846 (Longitude).  If you plan to drive and meet us there or lead a carpool, please be familiar with the route.  Cell phone coverage is spotty near Cashiers.