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Upper Falls Trail route map
Difficulty: Easy
South Mountains State Park/North Carolina

Upper Falls Trail

0.6 mi

Distance

16 ft

Elev. Gain

12m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Upper Falls Trail 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.

North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation 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:546 ft
Max:630 ft
Gain:28 ft
Loss:101 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 546 ft and 630 ft across 0.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.546 ft574 ft602 ft630 ft0.0 mi0.1 mi0.3 mi0.4 mi0.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi630 ft
End0.6 mi557 ft

Trail Details

Bike and horse access: North Carolina State Parks, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Official sources & verification

Managed by North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Casar, NC · about 5 mi away
County:
Burke County, NC
Jurisdiction:
South Mountains State Park · North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation

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

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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: Aug 17, 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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