February 7, 2026
Tabor Falls via Georgia Mountain Orchard Road
near Mount Airy, GA
This was an exploratory hike to find the alternate trail to Tabor Falls that was noted in the Georgia Waterfalls Index. It's an old, unmarked roadbed off of Georgia Mountain Orchard Rd that has been blocked by a couple of berms to prevent truck and ATV traffic. The trailhead has been flagged with a double wrap of orange survey tape. Once on the trail, its path is obvious through the clearing of trees through the pine forest. It is in excellent condition and joins with the established Tabor Falls trail on the east side of an unnamed creek feeding and just above Tabor Falls. There is one steep. 0.5-mile incline in and out of the creek on the west side of the creek. There is adequate parking for 3-4 vehicles along the road at the trailhead.
Today's hiker: Mike Bell
The route
2.2 mi · 390 ft climbing · 1h 9m out, 1h 3m walking · 2.1 mph moving
Elevation
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- Steepness
- Gentle under 5%
- Moderate 5–10%
- Steep 10–15%
- Very steep over 15%
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Photos (10)
Tabor Falls I have flagged the start of the alternate trail to Tabor Falls with a double wrap of orange survey tape. There is room off Georgia Mountain Orchard Rd to park 3-4 vehicles. The trail, while not blazed, seems to be fairly well used and is obviously an old road bed thru a continuous break in the trees. by the One blowdown near the end of the trail heading downhill toward the unnamed creek. Not a difficult crossing of the creek above Tabor Falls across some stones in the creek. A small falls/cascade above Tabor Falls. A not so great view of Tabor Falls from the trail. Steep scramble required to get down to the falls. A fairly steep climb up the trail from the west side of the creek feeding Tabor Falls. Just an interesting hardwood tree standing out in the pine forest as I headed back.