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Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Fall Creek Falls State Park/Tennessee

Base of the Falls

Spencer, Tennessee

0.8 mi

Distance

400 ft

Elev. Gain

25m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Base of the Falls unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Tennessee State Parks manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:456 ft
Max:513 ft
Gain:122 ft
Loss:122 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 456 ft and 513 ft across 0.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.456 ft475 ft494 ft513 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.4 mi0.6 mi0.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi513 ft
End0.8 mi513 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by Tennessee State Parks

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Spencer, TN · about 6 mi away
County:
Van Buren County, TN
Jurisdiction:
Fall Creek Falls State Park · Tennessee State Parks

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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