Grotto Falls - Walk BEHIND the Waterfall!
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Grotto Falls - Walk BEHIND the Waterfall!

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Grotto Falls is the park's only waterfall where you walk behind the cascade. 2.6-mile roundtrip through old-growth forest.

Grotto Falls - Walk BEHIND the Waterfall! Grotto Falls - Walk BEHIND the Waterfall! Grotto Falls - Walk BEHIND the Waterfall! Grotto Falls - Walk BEHIND the Waterfall!
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Trillium Gap Trail (via Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail)
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1-2 hours

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