Trail reports for Dukes Creek Falls Trail

Trail reports for Dukes Creek Falls Trail
This rating was added on 2006-01-05

Overall rating: 3
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 4

This rating was added on 2006-02-15

Overall rating: 4
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 3

This rating was added on 2006-03-04

Overall rating: 4
Scenic rating: 3
Difficulty rating: 3

This rating was added on 2006-03-26

Overall rating: 4
Scenic rating: 3
Difficulty rating: 3
Not a hard walk to the falls. It snowed when we got back to the top 3/25/06

This rating was added on 2006-04-05

Overall rating: 4
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 1
An easy short hike with several pleasant views along the way. The falls at the end of the trail descend in several areas, and can be observed through a veil of trees. In addition to the falls, the shoals on the two interfacing creeks are also nice. Best to photograph in the morning. The afternoon sun shines in the valley rather brightly.

This rating was added on 2006-05-23

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5
Made it halfway down and then went to Raven Ckiffs

This rating was added on 2006-06-20

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2006-07-03

Overall rating: 4
Scenic rating: 4
Difficulty rating: 3
The hike, for the most part, is uninteresting. Very developed, meaning either a boardwalk or a wide gravel path. Definitely not a pristine, natural experience. The falls are stunning, though.

This rating was added on 2006-07-04

Overall rating: 3
Scenic rating: 3
Difficulty rating: 2
Good trail suface and a very relaxing hike considering the change in elevation (kept tame by the triple switchback). Very nice observation decks and nice views of old growth forest. The falls were not overly impressive but still made for a worth while hike.

This rating was added on 2006-09-30

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 3

This rating was added on 2006-10-06

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2006-10-11

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2007-01-30

Overall rating: 3
Scenic rating: 4
Difficulty rating: 1
Beautiful hike but Raven Cliffs within 1/2 mile from here? Come on! But is very pretty anyways and nice easy trail.

This rating was added on 2007-04-06

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2007-04-07

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2007-04-25

Overall rating: 3
Scenic rating: 3
Difficulty rating: 1
Nice, easy trail with nice views at the bottom. I went the day after a lot of rain so the falls were great.

This rating was added on 2007-05-13

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2007-05-15

Overall rating: 3
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 2

This rating was added on 2007-06-07

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5
dukes creek, helen wheelchair

This rating was added on 2007-08-29

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2007-12-23

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2008-04-20

Overall rating: 3
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 1

This rating was added on 2008-07-15

Overall rating: 4
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 1
This is a wide, nicely built and maintained trail. Many boardwalk steps, some paved path, but most of the trail is more natural. Nice observation decks. I went in July, the foliage was thick and overgrown blocking really good views of these very tall waterfalls.

This rating was added on 2008-08-27

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2008-09-14

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2008-12-28

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2009-05-01

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 2
Hiked 4/11/09. Most water I have ever seen in this creek and falls. Simply gorgeous. Hiked w/ relatives from Illinois, they were so impressed because they have nothing like this there.

This rating was added on 2009-05-24

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 4
Hiked this trail after doing Raven Cliff falls. Beautifal waterfall. Would probbly be best to do this in the winter, when there would be less foliage blocking the view.

This rating was added on 2009-06-20

Overall rating: 3
Scenic rating: 4
Difficulty rating: 1

This rating was added on 2009-06-29

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 3
trail is easy to walk. Beautiful falls. well worth the trip there.

This rating was added on 2009-07-05

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 2
Hiked lots of times-renewed our wedding vows on the lower deck at base of falls in November 2007. Good trail (easy).

This rating was added on 2009-07-13

Overall rating: 2
Scenic rating: 3
Difficulty rating: 4
Not bad but there are better falls in the area. The walk down is easy, but the walk back up can get tiring, especially after a long day of doing other hikes. Also GA park pass not accepted here. Must pay $3 to park.

This rating was added on 2009-07-14

Overall rating: 4
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 2
loved it, beautiful and relatively easy to climb

This rating was added on 2009-08-16

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 3

This rating was added on 2009-08-21

Overall rating: 3
Scenic rating: 3
Difficulty rating: 1

This rating was added on 2009-10-12

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 2

This rating was added on 2009-11-05

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2009-11-21

Overall rating: 3
Scenic rating: 3
Difficulty rating: 3
3 tier 1.1 mile walk down to falls and then return up the trail back out. Did this after the 5 miles to Raven cliff falls on same day.

This rating was added on 2009-12-06

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 3
very worth the hike to this creek.

This rating was added on 2010-02-26

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2010-04-10

Overall rating: 4
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 3

This rating was added on 2010-04-22

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 1

This rating was added on 2010-05-03

Overall rating: 3
Scenic rating: 4
Difficulty rating: 2

This rating was added on 2010-05-19

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5

This rating was added on 2010-05-28

Overall rating: 4
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 3
May 23rd Afternoon hike - beautiful 1.1 miles with shallow incline and absolutely beautiful Falls - great flow due to recent May rain Michael

This rating was added on 2010-06-28

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 3

This rating was added on 2010-06-28

Overall rating: 4
Scenic rating: 4
Difficulty rating: 2

This rating was added on 2010-07-05

Overall rating: 4
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 3
beautiful falls, well marked paths, a pretty good morning hike that will leave you with enough energy to tackle touring the shops of Helen in the afternoon.

This rating was added on 2010-08-29

Overall rating: 5
Scenic rating: 5
Difficulty rating: 5