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Cathedral Falls
Photo by Ed Rehebin for The Register-Herald
Finn ’ s Falls
Oak Hill
Finn ’ s Falls is in the heart of the New River Gorge National Park . To view it , enter ACE Adventure Resort and follow signs to Waterfall Trail . The trail runs for about a mile before it splits off to Finn ’ s Falls Trail , which will quickly take you right up to the falls . With a picnic table and bench nearby , you can take in a comfortable view of the falls .
Flanagan Branch Falls
Clifftop
Flanagan Branch Falls is on the Old Sewell Trail at Babcock State Park near the historic Glade Creek Grist Mill . The trek along Old Sewell Trail is moderately challenging . Watch the water glide over the smooth river rock and gradually spread out from a narrow peak .
Glade Creek Falls
Beaver
Located along Glade Creek Trail inside the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve , Glade Creek Falls creates a spectacular view about 1 mile upstream of Glade Creek Campground . Glade Creek has several small falls , cascades , and pools that are local swimming holes . The largest of these falls flows down tiered sandstone steps spanning the width of the creek . Hiking is required to reach this falls .
Jenny Harnish , The Register-Herald
The rest : The remaining eight waterfalls in southern West Virgmnia named to the state ’ s Waterfalls Tour – page 35 .
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