A light hike on a paved trail to a beautiful waterfall on the side of a massive drop-off. The views along the way get better and better as you approach the fall. All together — an awesome place to take it all in right inside of Great Smokey Mountain Park. a good place to hike The Park but not make a timely (day) commitment to doing it.

Really pretty water falls on a fairly easy and short hike (just a massive incline). We lucked out and got a parking spot right as we pulled in. When we reached the falls, we climbed down the rocks to the lower part for photos. Nobody else seemed to want to do that, so we had the lower part to ourselves. It had just rained all day and evening yesterday, so the water was really coming down from the falls. Theres some really great scenic overlook spots along the trail as well! So be sure to look up from your feet every now and then.

Great trail, about 35-40 minute walk to the falls at slow to moderate pace. Paved the whole way. Nice place to put your feet in and have picnic/snack. Fairly busy trail. Signs warn about strollers but doable. Recommend

Ratings 3.5. Nice, paved trail. Moderate difficulty since while going towards falls its all the way up. So be ready for it. Heavy traffic on the trail. Laurel falls itself was nice.

A nice and pretty waterfall awaits you at the end.Easy walk to the top on a paved road. Saw many families with young kids and elderly grandparents walking on it. If youre feeling adventurous theres a way to get to the lower falls from a slight drop about a couple hundred feet before the waterfall.

This was a pretty easy hike to start our week in the Smoky Mountains. There are some slightly steep areas, but overall the walk is a gradual climb with a good payoff at the end. My three year old was able to do some of the walk to the falls and most of it back to the parking lot and I carried her in a back-mounted carrier the rest of the way. My wife carried our one year old on her back both ways. He loved interacting with the trees and rocks and was mesmerized by the waterfall. We arrived at about 8 am on a late September Monday and had no trouble getting parking. But there were no spots available when we returned at about 9:30, so plan to arrive early.

Nice easy trail with about 320 feet in elevations change 1.1 miles one way. We walked about 5500 steps and 3 miles due to where we parked and adventures around the area. Not needed. We brought water and a snack. The weather at this elevations, about 2500 feet was warm today on this hike, but the woods melts temps low on the walk. 70’s with a breeze in the Smokey mountain area even though city temps would be hotter.

A popular place to hike, this trail leads to a beautiful double waterfall. Youll also be greeted to a wonderful view of the surrounding mountains. The slope is a bit steep at times to get up to the falls, and the trail is somewhat paved. I saw plenty of people pushing strollers, but youll be picking it up often to get it over the frequent cracks in the pavement. Be advised, there are NO bathrooms or porta potties at this trailhead. Youd have to stop at the visitor center or at a nearby campground, both of which are miles away.

Great walk with payment. Very easy walk. The waterfall was spectacular. Walking on the bridge in the middle of the falls was amazing.

The beauty of the mountains. The water falls were cool and refreshing. It is a great place but youll be doing some hiking and walking.

Easy and fun hike for a family. Get there early to find reasonable parking.

Pretty easy hike but you are walking up a mountain. Highly recommend for a fun outing with some pretty views.

Well marked well paved trail head. Definitely worth the 1.3 ish mile hike up (one way). Was a little crowded the day we went but no fault of the trailhead. Some areas would not be fun for a wheelchair or stroller but might be doable. Pretty much a constant incline (but not a bad incline) all the way up and constant decline all the way down. Have fun.

Great hike and beautiful scenery! The trail could use some patchwork but I loved the ruggedness of it all!

Nice hike with very photographed falls. Lots of people. We saw it in the fall on a weekday; very nice.

1.3 mile one way for a nice waterfall. Paved walkway makes the relatively steep ascent easy.

Great place to hike was fun and awesome adventure. Took some pictures so you can see. The Smokey Mountains are great to relieve stress. I try to go two times a year.

Nice elevation hike with beautiful views. Falls are alright and the place was very crowded when we went in October. Beware going with little kids, it can get very tiring, I carried my 3rd yr old so speaking from experience. Our 5 yr old did well though. Certainly recommended hike.

Great easy trail for families. We hiked this trail later in the evening, with our 11, 8 & 6 year olds. Took about 2 hours round trip, including playing around and climbing all over the rocks at the top. Even got to see a small bear near the parking lot as we got back to the car! Kept a safe distance, but he was definitely comfortable with all the people around! The kids loved seeing him!

Great hike! Easy and family friendly. Beautiful falls.

This trail is a sligtly more difficult than advertised. It is a short 45-60 min hike to the falls. Some parts of the trail have VERY steep drop-offs with no railings(keep an eye on your kids)This NOT a trail for strollers at all. The trail is technically paved but is crumbling and not wide enough to pass other hikers.The hike to the falls is all uphill. We arrived mid-day and the trail was packed. The falls were even more packed with people and we could not find a place socially distant enough from others for pictures or to enjoy the falls.Since the hike to the falls is all uphill, the hike back down is much easier. Would recommend arriving very early in the day to avoid large crowds.

Well worth the hike. Recommend water shoes or something with good grip, its a waterfall so there are slick spots but I wore sneakers and never slipped. Also the hike past the falls does NOT go to the top. We wondered but found out for ourselves.

It is a long and narrow trail in uneven terrain to get to the waterfall, bring good hiking shoes and patience. Not safe for little kids! We saw a bear so be warned. There are no bathroom facilities for 10 miles, be warned.

Great trail and beautiful falls. If scared of heights will be a challenge for you. Trail is paved but is not flat. Be prepared for a lot of people at the falls if mid day, and challenges parking. Rangers present and attentive. Listed as easy trail, but borders on moderate.

This was stunning and not a bad hike. Well worth it!

This trail was an adventure! Walking the trail to get to the falls was worth the journey. I am definitely going back!

Nice hike. It was paved but the pavement is worn so not good for strollers and wheelchairs. It is a steady incline. Nice views on the way to the waterfall.

Its beautiful. easy trail. perfect for kids 4 n above.

This was absolutely AMAZING! We were here for a vacation from Illinois, with our 4 boys ages 8, 6, 4, and 1. We hiked this trail and enjoyed the breathtaking scenery. At times it can be scary when the path narrows, or the fact that you can see a VERY steep mountainside. If you are careful and watch where you are going, especially with children, its a nice path to hike. We ALL loved this awesome trip to the smoky mountains! If we vacation here again we will definitely try another trail!!

This was a little tough especially with kids but a great hike and okay waterfall.

Nice short walk to a beautiful waterfall. Parking can be an issue on nice days

Great. Loved it. This fall is fantastic.

A tad crowded but well worth the walk!

Easy to find- great hike for the family- bring plenty of water and a back pack to carry little toddlers on your back- we saw a bear too! Family of 7 ages 1-40 :-)

Make sure you plan accordingly to walk to reach to the very top of the mountain to see this amazing Laurel Fall.It is little stressful when you walk towards the fall as it took 30mins for us to do so.While coming down it was quite easy.

Paved section is very crowded. Rougher to walk on than trails. Lots of people crowd around the falls and theres not much room to take it in. Youre right next to the falls though, which is nice.

I come to the Smokeys almost every year and this is one of my favorites and a must see. The road trip there is beautiful and the hike is so scenic. The falls themselves are gorgeous and a little different with every season.Get an early start and beat the crowds. The main parking lot fills quickly and it is a real drag to have to hike down the road from your car to the trailhead to start the hike and back when you return if you end up at the alternate lots or along the road edge. That means plan to be there by 9:00 or earlier.The trail is paved basically the entire 1.3 miles to falls, but, it is broken up in spots and narrow. You might get a narrow umbrella stroller up it, but forget a big stroller or wheel chair. Not going to happen. But the pavement still makes a pretty smooth surface for walking and us seniors, so I would still call it an Easy hike. At the falls you can relax, get some fantastic pictures up close to the falls, get in the water if you like.

This is a decent hike up the mountains. Little over a mile took us roughly 48 minutes. The fall was beautiful but disappointing as far as recreation there. Definitely not a fall you can swim at, unless you want to take a risk hiking further down a steep slope to the bottom of the runoff. Still beautiful view tho. You could drink the water and it was so cold. We also were fortunate to see a mama bear and her 2 Cubs. We watched peacefully with a group of 15 of us for about 20 minutes before she noticed us and we went on our way. It was so cute.

Laurel Falls trail is well worth adding to your itinerary. Nice falls at the end of an easy hike

Busy hike but moderately easy. Nice hike overall just too many people to truly enjoy.

A beautiful area with a mostly paved hike to a waterfall that doesnt disappoint. The crowds can be the problem as this 1 mile out, 1 mile back home is ready enough to draw lots of people. Get there really early or visit on a weekday if you can.Also an amazing hole after the leaves have called as you get more views of the surrounding mountains.

This is one of our favorite trails in the Smoky Mountains. We visited this trail on a Sat. at around 9am. The trail is paved and would be considered a moderate hike. It takes you up to a great viewing spot of the Laurel waterfall. There are many amazing photo spots along the way. Watch your kids, as it does get steep on the edge towards the top, otherwise its pretty family friendly. Get there early because parking is much harder to come by as it gets later in the day.

Its an uphill hike the whole way, but completely worth it if you are able to make it!

Amazing uphill hike for 2miles to the laurel falls. You can see bear sometimes .

Way too many people. Non-hikers leaving trash on the trail. Paved path is narrow and deteriorating.

Great hike. Nice distance not overly challenging.

Yes, the falls are for free, just half hour walking in a simple trail, but the falls are very small ... good to have nice hour into the nature

Moderately easy. Its short, so thats why its easy. Its only about a mile to the falls. Its moderate because theres a slight incline on the way to the falls. Its a very busy trail, so you must get there early to get a good parking spot.

Love it, really a great trail the whole way. My 4 and 7 yo kids even loved it.

Easy to hike, well maintained trail (somewhat paved). Worth the hike. Saw many young (in strollers) kids along the way thanks to the smoother trail. My pictures include both the hike to the falls as well as beyond where we were greeted with frozen precipitation in for foliage.

Great family hike!!

Overcrowded and a bit of a let down. Uphill all the way there. Wouldnt recommend to do with kids/stroller.

This area is so beautiful. It is so worth the hike.

Excellent trail. Clean, well marked, in good repair. Trail guide volunteers were helpful. The falls themselves were awesome. Kids played in the upper pool. Access to the lower pools if you wanted to climb. Easy to get to from Gatlinburg

This was posted as easy and stroller accessible. Compared to other hikes its easy, but pushing a wheelchair or stroller would be difficult. Beautiful views....even saw a bear.

Seen three bears that were content to pass on through. 2 lizards that were in a quaral. And a ring snake. Oh and 1 copper head snake. Its nature folks! Alpha or not. Its your choice.

Its a nice little hike. The trail was over a mile up, there was no guard rail either. So, be very careful with small children. The waterfall was very beautiful, it is worth the hike! The kids really enjoyed standing at the bottom of the falls. Overall it was a good experience.

Great views and well kept trails. Pretty packed at times without much concern for social distancing. Go on a quieter day if you can.

A little steep for younger kids but doable. Reward at the top though!!

Great beginner trail. Ends with a beautiful waterfall

Great shorter hike! Be prepared for uphill all the way there, but it was a great morning hike. Not a whole lot of parking but we got there about 8:20am and found a couple spots.

Incredible! Be prepared to walk up the mountain side for1.2miles. Slippery at the top so be careful.

Moderately challenging hike but the views and the waterfall are worth it.

Great waterfall. Trail is a constant incline, can be a small workout but easily do able. Worth the hike!

Beautiful scenery but very crowded

Its nice but just ok. Waterfall was a little underwhelming

Its paved most of the way. We got to see a sleeping bear in the distance.

Beautiful scenery up the trail and the walk was not bad. It starts a bit steep but levels out some. The waterfall is touchable and the flow is not too strong. Great for kids!

Nice easy trail for a family. One of the only trails that were open when we went through the Smokey’s. Almost all paved so it’s very strolled accessible. There were a lot of people walk it when we went!

I love going to the waterfalls at Laurel Falls. Went with family on a family trip nearby. The hike up is all uphill of course, but an easy hike, about a mile. The Ranger told me that people hike up that trail in pushing wheelchairs or walking with canes. An older lady passed us on the way up with her son behind her, a young adult blind man with a white cane keeping quick step behind her. They passed us again on the way down before we could reach the top. Once you get to the top you may not be able to cross over a section of water flow unless you want to get wet or you’re able to balance on the rocks. It also could be that it doesn’t usually flow at that spot. We were told that the water flows heavily after good rain and I had rained quite a bit before we went. We were able to climb down a bit to where there were large boulders and the waterfall continue to make multiple smaller falls down below. There was a little cave where my nephew love to crawl in, and it was just a really cool spot.

A beautiful hike although crowded and most did not wear masks for social distancing

So I spent about an hour or 2 just sitting there enjoying the sound of the waterfall, the weather, just taking it all in. Im super out of shape so the hike up was a little tough for me, but I also have asthma so that didnt help. But get there early in the morning or later in the afternoon cause parking is hard to find. Its a very popular spot.

Beautiful and worth the small hike!

The trail is paved and a short hike to see the falls. My wife and I are from Louisiana and hardly ever see snow so this was an added treat. Had an awesome time looking at the landscape covered in fresh snowfall.

Great waterfall and mountain view. 90% of the trail is stroller friendly. Very heavy traffic in late June. Everyone is nice to everyone though sooo.. Minus 1 star for the last 10% of the trail being too rough for stroller.

Gorgeous place. Will come again.

Incredible hike up to the falls. Very scenic. 1.3 miles both ways, going there youre going up all the way and coming back is going down.

Easy hike with a paved trail makes it accessible for everyone. Beautiful views and fall at the end.

A beautiful waterfall a must see if you are in the smokies. An easy hike go slow and forward is a little steep at times.

Awesome hike. A little unnerving with little ones, due to the drop offs and no rails. All in all it was great.

There were Rangers stationed and giving warnings that a Black Bear, with cubs were near the trail. Many hikers reported seeing them at various points close to the falls. It was a nice hike with pavement along the way. I really enjoyed the falls! There was a cub sighting on the trail, before she went back into the woods. I was too slow for a picture. Later a Ranger said there are blackberries in the woods between markers 7 & 8.

This was a really great little hike. We wanted something where we could see a waterfall and that was short enough for all the five-year-olds we had along. The trail was easy-going enough and they had so much fun playing in the waterfall and All Along The Rocks when we got there. I think we stayed a couple hours just playing on the rocks. I even saw a little bear cub about six feet off the path.

Nice and easy walk for families on a paved road climbing all the way to the falls area. Be careful- the falls area can be dangerous if you dont pay attention. Watch over your kids .

Fantastic trail almost like a sidewalk all the way to the falls. The trail was in great condition despite the snow and recent deluge of rain.

The trail was paved all the way at one point in time. Time and Mother Nature have taken their toll on this trail and it looks like it would be very challenging for someone in a wheelchair.

Beautiful views, worth the hike to the falls.

Was an absolutely awesome walk and the falls were beautifully.

Very nice 3 miles round trip trail with waterfalls.

Waterfall was worth the hike even though it felt like it was straight up. But this old, overweight, out of shape, bad knees lady made it.

1.3 miles to waterfall. Be careful around the falls there r some dropoffs and the rocks r slick

I have hiked this trail several times, mostly in January and now in July. Both seasons have their own beauty. The foliage around is wonderful and the mountain views stunning. The trail is paved, however as of July 2018 the pavement is very rough. I have been on natural trails that were smoother. Also, the humidity in the air made the trail wet and slippery. My wifes right foot slipped on one piece of asphalt that was a patch, while her left foot stayed put on the older. She went down spraining her foot. While she was down two others slipped in the same spot. I am not complaining, hiking presents its own challenges, but I do think it is time for the park service to consider repaving the trail, or not advertise it as paved. The falls at the top are beautiful. The trail brings you to the middle of the falls and if you want you can climb down the bottom. If the trail wasnt so rough, this would be a five star hike.

It pushed these 40 yr old legs to go the uphill 1.2 miles, but I made it. Overall, it was nice but not mouth droppingly beautiful as I expected. You really only see whats in my pics, unless you climb down a steep rocky embankment. Some people were doing that.

An easy to moderate trail. 2.4 miles round trip. No pets or strollers. Kids can handle it. WATCH FOR BEARS! We saw a momma and two cubs. Keep your distance! Get there early it gets crowded after about 11am.

One of the famous and popular trails. Moderately difficult ( May be very easy for actual hikers and active people). However, you can see people from all the ages are walking. So you can do it. It’s 2.6 miles round trip and paved. But actually it’s a continuous climbing up to a top hill. I was running out of breath and had to stop several times. Returning is easy and fast. The waterfalls is nice. However not the best one. You can play with the water, however one must take precaution because the rocks are slippery and dangerous. There is no restroom / litter bins up there. Carry drinking water, you will need while climbing up. Definitely a nice spot and must try.

Its was recommended by a friend from home. We didnt have a plan today so we went with this suggestion of walking/hiking Laurel Falls. It was a bit tough with a 4 yr but she finally gained her hiking legs when she climbed some rocks. It was fun! Parking was a little troublesome.

Wonderful hike, I don’t recommend strollers ! A carry pack for your kids is the best option but a good hike with amazing views

Great place for hiking with moderate risks. 3 miles round-trip with spectacular views during Fall season

Beautiful hike. If you have kiddos, keep them close as you near the top as there are several steep drop offs.

Great waterfall! Busy trail.

Spent an amazing 4 hours hiking. Seen deer and some beautiful plants. Worth it. Hike past the falls.