The Unwondering Project
Top 10 Walk-Behind Waterfalls in America
Ten places we think are worth the trip, hand-picked, not an exhaustive list, just a place to start.
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Ten places we think are worth the trip, hand-picked, not an exhaustive list, just a place to start.
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177-foot curtain on the Trail of Ten Falls, narrow fenced trail arcs behind it and ducks under a low rock ceiling
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93-foot wide curtain, trail curves behind a stone ledge close enough to touch the falling water
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106-foot falls in a mossy gorge, fenceless path cuts directly behind the roaring curtain
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136-foot plume sprays off an aerial boulder, trail dips under a dramatic curved rock ceiling
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75-foot cliff-drop where the overhang is deep enough to stay mostly dry walking behind it
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One of the only US falls you can drive a car behind, now pedestrian-only
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50-foot thin cascade framed by a stone overhang deep enough to walk the full width behind it
Learn More35-foot falls with a walk-behind ledge that grows icicles in winter
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Quiet endpoint of NC's walk-behind waterfall road trip, a rock-house overhang with almost no crowds
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