About this spot
Jane Cantrell Falls is a real, well-documented 50-60 foot waterfall in Headwaters State Forest, Transylvania County, just north of the SC line. It's reached via a moderate 6.8-mile out-and-back hike from a gravel pullout on Glady Fork Road, and the tiered drop can't be seen in full from any single vantage point. This reads as a hiking/state-forest destination rather than a swimming hole -- no trip report in the record describes a jump-worthy pool or swimming culture. The long approach, steep terrain, and wet rock near the tiers are the hazards that matter most here.
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