Hen Wallow Falls is located 1.9 miles from the Gabes Mountain – Cosby Campground Trailhead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. At 90’ it ranks among the tallest in the Park – only Ramsey Cascades and Mingo Falls are higher. The falls are merely 2’ wide at the top, but fan 20’ out across a vertical rock face down to the viewing area. Visitors will enjoy a moderate hike through mixed hardwoods, hemlock, and rhododendron to Hen Wallow Falls

The trip to Hen Wallow Falls is an easy to moderate walk through hemlock and rhododendron forest

The deciduous canopy leading to Maddron Bald is a great stretch to enjoy fall colors

Salamanders breathe - or exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide - through blood vessels in their skin and linings of their mouths and throats

The Albright Grove is a worthwhile excursion through some of the Park's oldest, largest hardwoods

The crest of the Great Smokies runs in an unbroken chain of peaks that rise more than 5000' for over 36 miles

As fall approaches, the dominant greens of chlorophyll yield to carotenoids (yellows and oranges) and anthocyanins (reds)

Hen Wallow Falls exceeds 90' in height

Approximately 80% of the Park is comprised of deciduous forests

Scenic wood bridges aid hikers across numerous creek crossings

Maddron Bald Trail offers visitors a respite from the dense tree canopy - opening up the trail to terrific views

Tree limbs take various shapes in the Smokies - an eel-shaped protrusion seen here

As Hen Wallow Falls has a slower flow during the fall and winter months - Spring and Summer are ideal times to visit

Hen Wallow Falls is only 2 feet wide at its top and spans out to 20 feet wide at its base