Golden Grotto Falls
Photo by Greg Ford
Waterfall Info: This is the first and largest of four waterfalls on a small unnamed tributary draining Brasstown Creek from the east between Little Bald Cove and Big Bald Cove, on the northwest side of Brasstown Bald. The tributary is not shown on topo maps.
Landowner: Chattahoochee National Forest (Brasstown Wilderness)
Height: 50 Feet
Type: Free-Fall and Sheer Drop (Double-Tier)
County: Union
Access Info: The shortest access to this waterfall would have been from downstream along Brasstown Creek, but this access point is entirely blocked by private property and houses at the end of Upper Plott Town Road (there is NO national forest access from this road). Therefore, the only way to reach this waterfall and all the others in the upper Brasstown Creek watershed is to bushwhack down from the Wagon Train Trail leading from Brasstown Bald. Expect this to be a long, challenging bushwhack across treacherous cross-country terrain, regardless of the route you take.
Waterfall Location: 34.88602, -83.81979
Landowner: Chattahoochee National Forest (Brasstown Wilderness)
Height: 50 Feet
Type: Free-Fall and Sheer Drop (Double-Tier)
County: Union
Access Info: The shortest access to this waterfall would have been from downstream along Brasstown Creek, but this access point is entirely blocked by private property and houses at the end of Upper Plott Town Road (there is NO national forest access from this road). Therefore, the only way to reach this waterfall and all the others in the upper Brasstown Creek watershed is to bushwhack down from the Wagon Train Trail leading from Brasstown Bald. Expect this to be a long, challenging bushwhack across treacherous cross-country terrain, regardless of the route you take.
Waterfall Location: 34.88602, -83.81979
Photo by Greg Ford
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