This is a big gully with a good sized stream. (The watershed is
about 25 square miles.) Above the lower falls, there are short stretches
of trail through beautiful mixed hardwood and hemlock, but much
of this walk is in the creek bed. The limestone bed is smooth but
heavily eroded with small cracks and holes. It can be rough going
in spots and can also be extremely slippery. In high water, this
would probably be a difficult hike.
The Lower Falls is about 7 feet high and 40 feet wide with a large
plunge pool that attracts swimmers on hot summer days.
Tiny Falls is only two feet
high, but has a wonderful swimming hole with smooth
ledges.
A rectangular limestone ledge forms the main Great Gully Falls.
This waterfall almost looks artificial with a sharp, straight crest
and large overhanging, rectangular ledge. There are reportedly more
waterfalls in the gully but the stream bed above the main waterfall
was choked with fallen trees and poison ivy and we turned back.
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