Hiking The Panther Creek Trail
- Author Shannon Rae Treasure
- Published June 11, 2011
- Word count 410
The Panther Creek Trail passes through hardwood forests of white pine and hemlock trees with rocky bluffs and steep uphill ascents. The footpath moves upstream towards the focal point of this trip up where the Panther Creek and Davidson Creek join at the waterfalls. The trail is marked with blue blazes.
The pathway starts at a wooded area on a four-lane overpass which is in the Tallulah Falls Railroad vicinity. The path then makes a long curve back to the woods as it parallels Panther creek. This northern section of Georgia is also filled with a few side paths to the creek. The area is also part of the Gainesville Ridges and that the US Highway 441 used to run between the parking area and the trailhead section of this trail in the 1990’s.
From the Panther Creek overpass, the trail continues to make a drop at approximately 70 feet a steep downhill traverse. Move along a steep vertical drop to the cascade. At the site of a third rock formation, move further down the path as the trail curves left and ascending through a small access path within the rock and move forward approximately 30 feet to the mountain top.
Follow the blue blazes as you move past a rock with carved with the word trail on it. Continue towards the rest of the path as you approach to climb the crevice where you will have to take balance on a steel cable attached to the structure.
The trail then gets closer and stay s within the ridge as it continues to parallel the stream. The path then joins Panther Creek again as it leads you to cross the wooden bridge to the other side of the creek. The pathway is level and mostly easy as you get nearer to the sound of water dropping and cascading downstream.
At this area, you will notice some ferns and several tributaries that conjoin at the creek. Pace further to a steep climb a mile more on the path. From here, the Mill Shoals Falls is on the left and just a short distance further you will approach the Panther Creek Falls. The falls offer visitors and hikers a wonderful serene environment on this fairly challenging but fun trail.
This section is also almost directly situated on the Brevard Fault Line. On the southern end of the falls, the path follows the creek for a few feet until it winds down into some coves nearby.
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