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Middle Prong Falls - Middle Prong Wilderness, NC

2,288 views · Published 23 June 2016 · 4:22 · Indexed 11 October 2026

Channel: Zachary Robbins · 2016 · Travel & Events

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This is an excerpt pulled from my longer video and hike in the Middle Prong Wilderness of Pisgah National Forest, NC. The first segment in the video is where the Haywood Gap Trail crosses Middle Prong West Fork Pigeon River below an unnamed 15-foot waterfall on Middle Prong. 

The latter segments involve a seriously dangerous bushwhack (not depicted here) to the base of the Middle Prong Gorge. I ended up below a smaller 10-foot waterfall and above a nice cascade. I had to climb up the left side of this small falls to get to the base of Middle Prong Falls. I recently read about this in Kevin Adams' new book. It is a magnificent powerful 35-foot drop in a small, lush canyon. A waterfall that few ever get to see. 

If you are looking to explore the areas in my video, this depicts those settings in reverse since I was doing a backpacking loop. The shortest path to the waterfalls involves parking on NC 215 and hiking up FSR 97 to the Haywood Gap Trail.

Hike location
https://goo.gl/maps/ihYhy7EyhGhzLhFw9

Hike report
https://www.hikingupward.com/PNF/MiddleProngWilderness/

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