Explore a beautiful mountain creek as you hike deeper into a gorge for a quick adventure in the Cherokee National Forest along the Gee Creek Trail. This hike follows the the creek most of the way, passing many small waterfalls and cascades tumbling over moss covered rocks before reaching the larger Twin Falls in under a mile. This is a great hike to top off your positive energy levels.

From the trailhead, follow the sign for the Gee Creek Trail. You'll hike along an old road bed for the first section before you cross the creek by way of a bridge. Along the way, several small side trails head down to the creek if you feel like exploring. There are a few blazes along the way but you really don't need them to stay on the main trail.

The entirety of this trail is very rocky, but otherwise not difficult with one exception. When you come to a series of small waterfalls, the trail continues along a tight rock ledge. There's no crazy drop off but more of a few narrow paths along the bare rock. This can be challenging for some people and some dogs, especially if it's wet and rainy.

As you continue the gorge walls slowly close in around the creek and you'll hike past several large rock formations. You'll also pass remnants of a mining operation including a long concrete water diverter in the creek. At 0.8 miles the trail crosses a series of angled rock and crosses the creek in front of Twin Falls. The two waterfalls drop into a large pool perfect for taking a dip on a hot summer day.

The Gee Creek Trail continues past here on the left of the falls but becomes more difficult, less maintained and crosses the creek several more times without bridges. The creek is no less beautiful past this point but there are no larger waterfalls beyond Twin Falls. This hike turns around at the falls but if you want to explore more, continue on.