Laurel Branch is a small tributary draining into the Chattooga River Gorge from the east side of Willis Knob. About 0.1 mile below Willis Knob Road (FR 157), this stream drops over 25-foot Laurel Branch Falls, a steep slide in a rhododendron thicket. It lies off-trail and requires a steep bushwhack to reach. Greg Ford referenced this waterfall as Avalanche Falls when he documented it on Facebook in 2021.

For detailed directions, see page 341 in Mark Ozboyd's "Waterfalls of Georgia" guidebook.