Virgin Falls area (TN)
These three waterfalls are in the Virgin Falls Pocket Wilderness near Sparta, TN. Seeing Virgin Falls is quite a treat, but it does require about a ten mile round trip. It took most of the day to make the trip, and savor the waterfalls along the way.
Virgin Falls is particularly unique in that it appears as an "oasis" in the middle of a wooded area. An underground stream emerges from a cave at the top of the falls, and the water immediately flows into a sinkhole at the bottom of the falls. Therefore, there is no visible stream leading to or leading away from the waterfall itself. The height of the waterfall is
approximately 110 feet.
A small trail map is available at http://www.centennialwilderness.com/vfpw.htm
Virgin Falls
Big Branch Falls 1
Big Branch Falls 2
Laurel Falls
Virgin Falls is particularly unique in that it appears as an "oasis" in the middle of a wooded area. An underground stream emerges from a cave at the top of the falls, and the water immediately flows into a sinkhole at the bottom of the falls. Therefore, there is no visible stream leading to or leading away from the waterfall itself. The height of the waterfall is
approximately 110 feet.
A small trail map is available at http://www.centennialwilderness.com/vfpw.htm
Virgin Falls
Big Branch Falls 1
Big Branch Falls 2
Laurel Falls
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