Come to an old roadway. The trail enters a hemlock forest and parallels the creek. 1.1 Pass below a large rock outcropping. Soon descend steeply through rhododendron, and cross the creek on a footbridge, enjoying the small cascades upstream. The trail now veers away from the creek and soon descends steeply.
Hemlock trees tower above everything.
The water takes many paths down the rocks, so be sure to walk around to get a number of different perspectives of the falls. The trail switches back to the left - keep watching for the paint blazes. Cross a creek. 1.8 Cross the creek as the descent becomes gentler. 2 Come onto an old roadbed.