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Cascade Falls

Cascade Falls is one of the most popular and beautiful hiking spots around Blacksburg, VA. It is located in Jefferson National Forest, a four-mile loop alongside Little Stony Creek. To avoid a crowd, I waited until the winter to explore this trail. On January 15^th, 2010, I went to Cascade Falls to hike with a few of my friends.

This winter has been crazy for the many parts of the US, and it was no different here. The trail was covered with snow and parts of the creek were frozen. Blue skies and the snow-covered ground made this hike beautiful. There are two trails: the flat one is about 2 miles and was not that interesting, however the other trail is about 3 miles and offers a beautiful view. We crossed bridges, climbing stone stairs on the way to a frozen Cascade Falls. It looked spectacular, there are wooden stands constructed on the side, where we saw ice formations hanging from the cliffs that surrounded the fall.

We headed further up to Barney’s Wall but lost our way and ended up on conservancy trail. We followed this trail for another 35 minutes until we realized we were not going in right direction. Overall it’s a moderate hike, a good study break, the trail is easy and very scenic as you follow the creek the whole way to the falls. Click here for more photos…