Glade Creek Falls
Here’s a reason to cross the Glade Ferry! The trail to Glade Creek Falls is a short, but worthwhile destination!
Distance, round trip: 0.9km
Elevation: +78m
Season: early April to late November
Difficulty:
EasyTrailhead & Driving Directions
After disembarking the Glade ferry, drive up to turn right onto Glade Road and reset the odometer if needed. Drive 1.4km. After this point, the road gets rougher as it enters the forest. If you’re in a 2WD clearance vehicle or if the road is soft and muddy, you may want to park here.
Otherwise, continue driving and cross Glade Creek. Fork left at 1.7km to head up the hill. At 2.1km, park in a pullout along the road. You’ll hear Glade Creek Falls from this point. Look for the path leading away from the road towards the noise.
Glade Falls
It’s just a short walk up to the waterfall. Be cautious if you venture out onto the wet slippery rocks below the falls for a closer look or a photo.
You can follow the trail from the base of the falls to a small lookout below a huge rocky grotto. Be aware of rock fall in this area!
There is another trail that leads to the top of the waterfall, starting way back across the bridge over Glade Creek. That might be a good adventure for another time!
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Back to Glade Creek Falls and it was even better this time! This not well-advertised gem is a masterpiece, but I think creek is a misnomer, it was running like a full fledged river. Awesome afternoon.
Thank you so much for this site, it is brilliant 🙂
Who are you, inviting strangers into a community
Glade Creek Falls is featured in many guidebooks and websites. Hopefully visitors are respectful to the community of Glade, but if you have any extra tips for visitors, please share.
It is everybody’s right to be able to experience this kind of beauty. This waterfall is not just for the people who live in the direct community. It is for everyone. Anyhow people that are brought into your communities by waterfalls or tourism are supporting your community by purchasing items in your vicinity. I consider it a win-win situation for the community and the people viewing this wonderful waterfall.