Bald River Falls in the winter. Meet at the Cherohala Skyway Visitor Center at 10 AM. Bring cold weather gear, lunch, water. THIS HIKE IS OPEN TO DOGS AND TO MEMBERS OF BOTH THE BMTA AND CHC. Your dog must be leashed. We are hoping for a frozen waterfall or lots of water crashing over the several falls. This 4.5-mile loop hike will start at the Baby Falls Picnic Area. We will go up the road to the Cow Camp Trailhead, then up the ridge on this trail then downhill to the Bald River Trail. We will then turn left (upstream) and go to the Pawpaw Branch Crossing. From there, we will return downstream along the Bald River Trail to River Road past several incredible waterfalls, ending, of course, at the iconic Bald River Falls by the road. We will then walk along the road upstream to Baby Falls and our vehicles. Afterwards, we can dine at a local Tellico Plains restaurant, maybe Mexican food at one of the two Mexican restaurants, enjoying margheritas and authentic Mexican food. If the weather is terrible on Feb 20, we will reschedule the hike to Feb 27.

Contact Hike Leaders Rick and Brenda Harris (and Nahme, our dog) at rharris@bmta.org.