Connelly Springs, NC | South Mountains State Park

Trail Date: June 2, 2019

So one. If you have T-Mobile you’re loosing signal when you’re 15 minutes away from the parking lot. There I’ve warned you beforehand. So if you search this in AllTrails and then use the directions; the coordinates takes you to the parking lot which is basically the beginning of everything. Surrounding the parking lot is campsites and a lot of picnic areas.

On the way up to the waterfall beware of the steps. They are rather steep and narrow so if you’re goin in a group like I did you’re more than likely going to be in a single file line. The trails outside of the stair portion itself are wide enough to comfortably walk in pairs. Now as you trek towards the waterfall… you’re walking next to a river…which if you wanted to you could cut off and allow your dogs a drink of water.

When you reach the top of the waterfall… there is a man made platform (which you can easily jump over if you want to get closer to the waterfall) however with the heavy traffic it soon becomes over crowded and with dogs you may not want to deal with the hassle.

NOw this is why I rated this trail moderate.

Another PROTIP - bring Bug Spray. gnats are everywhere and even with bug spray they are guaranteed to bother you.

Overall, the trail was enjoyable with enough of a challenge in the elevation gain and the length. Maybe I’ll do a return trip and do another trail in the same Mountain Park.