Falls Dam Trail 96

Total Miles
1.7

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

Falls Dam trail is another easier trail in Uwharrie National Forest. It has views of the forest humps and a few optional challenges. For the most part, the trail is a shelf road in the hills and can be done in most off-roading vehicles. Some optional challenges can be taken to add a little variety to the drive.

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Difficulty

Most of the trail is an easy shelf road, though rocks may stick out and small ledges may exist throughout the trail.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

This was one of 3 trails I traversed at Uwharrie during my short trip (Wolf Den, Lake View & Falls Dam). I thought was the most difficult of the 3 due to two shelf rock obstacles that didn't have a by-pass. Lots of flex and 3-wheel action on them both. Has a small wet clay area as well, lots of fun, even if I did smash a skid plate!

Thinking it would be easier than I had thought in a full size truck. It wasn’t. This was definitely more around a 4 or 5 rating. Lots of loose rocks and plenty of places I would’ve bottomed out if I didn’t have a lifted truck on 35’s. Started at Flatwoods TH and ended at Falls Damn TH.

Really fun trail & can be very slick when raining. The deep hole in the middle of the trail has been dug out a bit and 1 end of the pit is 5’ deep & steep to make it up. My wrangler on 33’s walked through pretty easily still.

The trail is very difficult now, likely approaching a 4-5. As others mentioned, a very deep mud hole is located about halfway through the trail. The entrance to this hole is a nearly vertical drop of approximately six feet. The mud is very slippery and packs into most tires. A narrow bypass is present to the inside of the hole, however, it is barely wide enough for a Wrangler.