The journey to these falls is a nice leisurely walk from the Sugarlands Visitor Center. Plenty of interesting trees and plants to look at along the way and it is relatively flat. The falls are neat, not the most impressive falls you will see but worth the short walk to see them. I never knew this trail even existed but would recommend it to anyone at the visitor center who didn't want to make the more strenuous hikes to some of the other falls in the park.
The Cataract Falls is right near the Sugarland Visitor Center. It's a short walk to the falls. The falls were pretty. Nice for pictures but kind of small, still very pretty. It is an easy walk.
Nice little hike from the Visitor Center, and definitely not difficult. The falls are nothing spectacular, but in a quiet setting that's pretty peaceful.
We needed an easy trail after having been on a loooooong hike the day before, stopped at the ranger station and landed here. Only .5 mostly flat walk to the fall. Certainly not the best falls. Average for the area. It was nice though. We continued on the trail for a few hours but we were too tired to go the eight miles to the summit but we still saw some nice scenery. Fun little nature mini hike.
My wife and I found the falls by just driving around. Turns out is is easily accessible from the visitor's center. The trail along the stream looked easy. For ease of getting to the falls and the size of the falls, it is definitely worth seeing.
The walk to the waterfall was better than the waterfall itself. The wife and I stopped several times along the way and looked for stones in the creek. The waterfall was ok at best.
My husband and I visited Cataract Falls on Tuesday 10/21/14. It was a very gentle hike to a pretty waterfall. We were there very early in the morning (sunrise) and had almost the entire place to ourselves. We saw a runner at one point, but we didn't see anyone else until we returned from the hike afterwards. Very pretty, peaceful, and an easy hike.
My family likes hikes and trails along water ... creeks and stream and rocks to climb ... this trail had something for all of us ... especially my kids ..It is a pretty easy hike for all ages and skill levels and the falls offer beautiful views .. more trails and rocks for climbing ...A nice way to spend an hour or two .. we combined it with the Sugarlands Nature Trail ...
We only did the Cataract Falls because it had a short hike in and the weather was pretty crappy when we were there. I think it was .05 mile to the falls and the trail was clearly visible and easy to walk. Once we reached the falls it was only about a 40ft fall that was honestly just an average waterfall in the middle of the woods. It's not a bad chance to stretch your legs though.
I found out this was right behind the Sugarlands Visitor Center, so my husband and I walked back to it. This is a good way to take a short hike to get a look at the forest as well as see a nice little waterfall. Most of the trail is paved or at least has a well traveled pathway. This is a perfect waterfall and trail for the elderly or those with small children.