Cherokee National Forest · Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina

Sill Branch North Trail

0.6 mi of trail, end to end · about 550 ft of climbing · 1,764 ft–2,290 ft · trail No. 115 · the forest publishes the line only

1,764 ft 2,277 ft · 0.7 mi high 2,290 ft

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 36.1277, -82.5343 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Sill Branch Falls Hike the Forest Service's write-up

View of Sill Branch Falls in Cherokee National Forest
Photo: US Forest Service

This one-half mile (one way) short walk terminates at a water play area at the base of a 20 foot waterfall. Best viewing times are spring and fall, as there is generally more water flowing over the falls.

This hike on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.