The Blue Wall Passage crosses pristine natural areas managed by The Nature Conservancy and home to more than 100 species of birds. Wildlife, scenery, and a 30-foot cascading waterfall on a side loop offer fantastic photo ops for nature lovers.

Lower Blue Wall Falls is the more impressive of the two waterfalls in the preserve, but getting to it requires a steep scramble through some thick vegetation. The point where we left the trail was around 0.65 into the Blue Wall Falls Hike. You will get muddy and wet geting to the base of this one.

GPS Coordinates: LAT 35.18101 LONG -82.25854

DIRECTIONS

Trailhead at SC Nature Conservancy’s Blue Wall Preserve: From I-26 take exit 1 (SC Hwy 14) west toward Landrum. Turn right (north) on US Hwy 176, just after the railroad tracks. Drive approximately 2 miles and turn left onto Lakeshore Drive, the entrance to Lake Lanier. Follow Lakeshore Drive across the bridge. Then follow West Lakeshore Drive around the lake to Dug Hill Road (on right). The trailhead and parking are on the left about 500 feet down Dug Hill Road.

Photo credit: Bill Robertson Photography