Turtletown Falls Tennessee Hikes

Turtletown Falls and Tennessee Hikes

This weekend on Saturday Mike, Smash, myself, along with Jennifer and Caleb went on a hike to Turtletown Falls. The trip there was interesting and long because we were following directions that did not take us directly there.

The directions to the falls is actually easy. Travel highway 64 East to Ducktown, TN and take highway 68 North to Turtletown,TN. Turn left at the post office in Turtletown onto Farner Road and go approximately 3 miles to the sign marking Turtletown Creek Falls. Drive to the parking for the trail and start hiking up the trail. I believe the entire trail is about 1.5 miles long. As you near the falls you can take the trail to the left which will take you to the bottom of the falls.

At the falls you will see a beautiful sight. the falls come over a boulder that juts out over the creek and the falls split to go over both sides of the boulder. You can walk in the water under the falls but the stream is swift as it travels on sown the creek. The water is clear and cool and will cool you off from the hike.

Our dog Smash laid down in the water to cool off. He loved the cool water and he was so cute gulping the water as fast as he could. While playing in the water Caleb lost a shoe and it went floating downstream. Mike and Smash hiked down the trail and caught up with it since it got caught in an eddy. Caleb was happy to have his shoe back and he make sure he kept up with them after that.

After we all cooled down we hiked back to the Suburban and headed back to Cleveland,TN.

Lula Lake Waterfalls

Lula Lake Falls Lookout Mountain

This past Saturday Mike, myself and our friend Jenifer along with her three children went to Lula Lake Falls. The falls are located on top of Lookout Mountain and is only open the first and last Saturday of the month.

When we first arrived, we were greeted and given a trail map to the falls. There are several trails and many beautiful sights. As we hiked the trail our first obstacle was to ford the creek. I enjoyed this because the day was hot and humid and the creek cooled me down.

The trail had some steep up hill climbs, but when we reached the falls we knew it was worth the trip. The upper falls are located at the bridge where the road is located.(This road is for hiking and eventually leads to the exit road from the parking lot.) The kids played for a short time in the water and had lots of fun climbing on the rocks.

As we journeyed on to the lower falls it started to thunder. Mike, Caleb, and Hunter made it to the turn off and steep downhill climb to the bottom of the falls. Jennifer caught up with Mike and Hunter, but did not realize Caleb was ahead of them and she started back up the hill only to meet up with Shiloh and me. She climbed back up the hill, but Shiloh called her when we got to the falls and saw Caleb playing in the water.

During the hike to the bottom of the falls it started to rain; therefore, the rocks became very slippery and made the trek to the backside of the falls tricky. Many people were under the cliff overhang while waiting for the rain to stop. The children took the time to play in the water and build forts with sticks they found.

When the rain stopped we had to journey back "Big Bertha" our Suburban. We were wet and the climb back to the top was a little more strenuous since the rocks were now wet. We decided to hike the road to get back to "Big Bertha". We arrived at "Big Bertha" and enjoyed some snacks as we drove back to Cleveland, Tennessee.