Illustrated isometric view of the trail to Long Creek Falls, Georgia — waterfall at top, trail winding down through forest to the Three Forks trailhead at the bottom
Getting There

From Blue Ridge, GA

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GA-60 south for 9.7 miles to Doublehead Gap Road.
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Right on Doublehead Gap Road for 2.1 miles.
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Left on FS-58, gravel, for 5.0 miles. Passenger cars fine in dry weather.
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Three Forks parking area on the left. Kiosk at the north end of the lot.
Worth Knowing

Quiet notes from the field

The falls share a junction with the Appalachian Trail. The white blaze meets the blue-and-white diamond of the Benton MacKaye about three-tenths of a mile before the waterfall.

Flow is strongest from February to May. In late summer the falls narrow to a pair of threads over a dark rock face, still beautiful, less dramatic.

Cell service drops past the gravel road. Let someone know where you are if you are going alone.

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