Glen Falls — Attraction in Chattanooga

Tired of Rock City or Ruby falls? Tired of spending money? Well let me tell you about Glen Falls. If you have been there then you don't need to read this. You already know. If it is unknown to you. Listen up! GO! you will love it. 1st let me say, it is a bit of a hike. My estimates put it at about 600 yardsof trail. It is mostly a downhill slope and safe although there are some smaller rocks you wanna be mindful of. As you get near, you will hear water. Keep going on the path and you will come to the falls. While not crazy impressive...keep going up. It is slightly challenging, so physically challenged or older not very in shape people may not like this trek. You must use caution. While it is generally safe, you want to be mindful of drop-offs. And a rocky path which may have loose gravel. Younger kids should be monitored closely. Just be safe and it will be worth it. Continue up the path and you will come to a short wooden bridge. If you are adventurous, take off your shoes and socks and get in. The water will feel great. Very shallow when you step in. It does get deeper as u move further back towards the waterfall though.bring a small towel to dry off. Once you put shoes back on, Continue over bridge and you will round a corner to some rock steps. Go ahead...go up. At the top, you may say it has its own version of Fat Man Squeeze. Make your way thru. You are now overlooking the short wood bridge. This is another spot to be mindful of the drop off but be careful and keep going up the path. Here you will come to larger and I mean large! flatter boulders easily walkable on. You can walk up a few hundred yards and see the shallow water flowing down these huge boulders. You can't go much further as the road is way up the bank and I wouldn't risk trying to get there. Basically make your way back down and back to the trailhead. Directions as best as i can give: take Ochs Rd off St Elmos Ave.(1st traffic light approx 500 ft south of the incline Railway). Drive up Ochs Rd just under 1 1/2 miles. There is a pull off (on left) approx 350 yards past Sanders Rd. Park and you will see a path down a small hill. There is an info sign with some rules and the hazards. You can only go 1 way, to the right. I gave the walking distance at the beginning of my review. I hope this helps you should you go. I added pics. Good luck....

Glen Falls is a great little Falls only a couple miles from the Incline Railway. Our family got morning tickets for the Incline Railway. At the top we walked down to the battleground area which has amazing views and a beautifularea to tour.. Then we rode back down the Incline Railway and walked over to 1885 restaurant and had lunch. Great lunch there. We walked back to our vehicle and drove up to Glen Falls. Literally only a couple miles away. It's not a bad litle walk/hike to the falls area. It has a small pool area you can wade and sit in. Then you can hike back out. ⚠️ Caution: There is not many parking spots at Glen Falls and if you park on the on the side of the road where the trail is you better be careful backing out. The cars coming down the road are coming fast and they come around the curve fast! I had my wife stand behind the truck and tell me when it's clear to back out. She still had to wave a car down that was coming around fast. It's really a dangerous situation to back out. Just be careful. It is a great little falls to visit though. Again, get early tickets to Incline Railway, at the top walk to the battle grounds, then go have lunch at 1885, then go walk Glen Falls. A good day. Then go to Cloudland Canyon park and hike down to Cherokee Falls and Hemlock Falls, and enjoy the overlooks. You will enjoy...

Definitely worth the walk to see!! Several beautiful waterfalls here! It's hard to spot the trai from the road. We only found it because we saw other cars parked there. There's very few parking spots, so we had to drive up and down the road a couple of times before a spot became available. It was easy to pull into a spot, but leaving was difficult because it's hard to see other vehicles until you're in the street. The walk can be strenuous at times, but it's not straight up one way and down the other. It has it's ups and downs and some flat surfaces. By the time you are tired of walking up, it's time to walk down a bit. There's some uneven rocks and surfaces. Anyone with trouble walking or balance issues should think twice about making the hike. I'd be nervous and cautious about taking small children. I'm posting pictures to show different walkways and surfaces. Be sure to wear shoes with a good grip! Leave your high heels at home! If it rained very recently, it'll be muddy and slippery. Bring bug spray! It was terrible, but I still wish I brought mine! Enjoy!! We'll...