About this spot
Clawhammer Falls is a modest waterfall on Clawhammer Creek in Pisgah National Forest, reached via the blue-blazed Avery Creek Trail off gravel Avery Creek Road (FR477), about 2.2 miles north of the US 276/280/64 junction near Brevard. Regional hiking guides describe it as unimpressive as a waterfall but note the roughly 2-mile round-trip hike, often combined with Avery Creek Falls or Twin Falls, is worthwhile. No source documents swimming or cliff jumping at this specific falls.
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