Brasstown Creek drains a deep, rugged gorge on the northwest slopes of Brasstown Bald, home to the 70-foot Brasstown Creek Falls in its upper reaches. About 300 feet downstream from that waterfall, a separate tributary flows into Brasstown Creek from the south, not shown on topographic maps. A couple hundred feet up this tributary lies Memorial Falls, another impressive waterfall sliding down a steep, tall rock face. About 80 feet high, Memorial Falls lies in a smaller watershed and is best seen in wet weather.

Reaching Memorial Falls requires a long, challenging bushwhack across treacherous cross-country terrain, regardless of the route you take. The only way to reach this waterfall and all others in the upper Brasstown Creek watershed via public land is to bushwhack down from the Wagon Train Trail high atop Brasstown Bald. Astute map readers will observe that the easier access to this waterfall could have otherwise been from downstream along Brasstown Creek. Unfortunately, this access point is entirely blocked by private property and houses at the end of Upper Plott Town Road. There is zero national forest access from this road. 

To learn about more waterfalls in the Hiawassee area, see chapter 7 in Mark Ozboyd's "Waterfalls of Georgia" guidebook.