Debord and Emory Gap Falls
An easy 2.3-mile out-and-back along Panther Branch to the 12-foot Debord Falls and the taller 19-foot Emory Gap Falls.
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- Length
- 2.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 450 ft
- Difficulty
- easy
- Route
- out-and-back
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1.1 mi · 449 ft of climbing · high 1,962 ft · low 1,514 ft
Find the trailhead
Parking
Panther Branch trailhead at the end of Flat Fork Road; free. The streamside rocks are slick after rain.
Directions to parkingWeather at the trailhead
75°FMainly clear now
Sunrise 6:20 AM · Sunset 8:57 PM
- TodayOvercast76° / 58°F1% precip
- WedMainly clear84° / 62°F4% precip
- ThuThunderstorm77° / 67°F72% precip
Forecast from Open-Meteo. Mountain conditions change fast; check again before you go.
From the Panther Branch trailhead the path follows an old logging railroad bed up the North Prong of Flat Fork, reaching two-tiered Debord Falls in about half a mile, where wooden steps drop to the base. Continuing on, the route turns up the Emory Gap spur to taller Emory Gap Falls, which plunges off a sandstone lip at the end of the trail. It is one of the gentlest hikes in the park, good for families.