Laurel Falls — Local services in Elizabethton

First of all, this hike is not as hard as some reviews say. We parked at the Dennis Cove trail head. There is enough parking spots for like 15 cars, but there was this private parking lot just before the trailhead (on opp. side). It was 1$ for parking there. From the trailhead, the hike to the falls will take about 20-30mins. The hike back is 30-40 mins. So even you spend like an hour at the falls, the entire thing wont take more than 2.5 hours. The only hard part of this trail are the steps to the falls (and back). Just take your time and it is not too bad. The falls is really pretty, worth the steep descend / ascend. You can even swim at the falls. There were people fishing there. Also note that there are snakes between the rocks.

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This was a great hike from the top of the mountain down to the falls. Super intense climb back up but who's complaining! The winding road to drive up the mountain was a pain those are insanely right hairpin curves. But the really nice hike and scenary is worth it. Look for the carved tree.... It goes steeper than that there, if you're not confident in walking a hundred plus steps then there's a nice clearing at the top where you can wait while other people go...

The shorter trail is from Dennis Cove Trailhead. It's a little over a mile to the falls (approx. 2.5 miles round trip). I took my five kids (8,7,5,4, & 2). I had the 2 year old in a carrier when we climbed to the base and held the 4 year old's hand. The older 3 did it themselves. We're all...