Schoolhouse Falls, Little Green Mountain, Greenland Creek Falls Trails Loop is a 6.3 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Sapphire, North Carolina that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from April until October. Dogs and horses are also able to use this trail.
Off the beaten path trail with views and waterfalls.
April 14, 2021A little muddy and not very well marked. Be sure and download offline map as there is almost no cell service. I recommend taking the loop counter clockwise so the payoff off the falls is near the end. Beautiful scenery along the way!
April 13, 2021April 10, 2021Not the longest or hardest hike but beautiful scenery
April 3, 2021Definitely study the map beforehand - we used AllTrails pro and it was very useful to follow the trail!! Decided to take a few shortcuts and add length at the end - ended up doing some major scrambling when we went off this particular route. Terrain is amazing and constantly changing - somewhat muddy in spots. Excited to explore more of Panthertown Valley!
March 28, 2021We had a great hike on a rainy day in March. The recent rain made the waterfalls gorgeous! There were 3 or 4 points that were almost impassable - luckily we had taller boots on. Our dog did great on this trail - we hardly saw any other people at all. Mildly rugged terrain with lots of tree roots to grip onto, just have to be careful of your footing. Tranquility point was hard to find, but worth working to.
March 23, 2021Good trail. However we tried an alternate route along Greenland Creek to approach Schoolhouse Falls from the south. Even though the map shows a trail, that trail is not in a good condition. The route shown on AllTrails is good with no wet foot crossing required.
March 22, 2021Schoolhouse Falls is definitely worth seeing and I am unsure why it is not more publicized in Western NC. Maybe because they don't want the word out. Directions to the falls are very limited and thus it is easy to not find the correct trail.
March 20, 2021March 15, 2021March 1, 2021Easy trail to the falls no serious elevations, did not continue to do the 6.3 loop.
February 28, 2021We set out with intentions to do the entire loop but turned around at the overlook. We had cell service the entire time and even used all trails to take a path less traveled than ended up in crossing a creek by foot! Turn left at the head of the loop, you’ll get to see a lot along the way!
February 27, 2021February 24, 2021The trail is certainly tough on the feet. Be prepared for water on the trail and a couple of water crossings on rocks. Some muddy/muck areas Certainly worth the views and take a picnic for the top of Little Green Mountain. Not a single person on the trail today.
February 21, 2021A bit muddy in places but was an easy hike. But as others have posted, the first 1/4 mile or so had lots of exposed roots on the trail making for easy trip hazards
January 29, 2021January 23, 2021Not marked very well.
January 17, 2021A great hike! Would recommend going left when you enter the loop and the first waterfall spot is gorgeous. Definitely icy at a few parts but nothing we couldn’t manage carefully if we took our time. Only passed a few folks but we were excited to witness a wedding at Tranquility Point from afar.
January 14, 2021Apparently I have done this hike before but forgot because I didn't record it. Doh! Anyhoo, it is a lovely trail with a nice swimming spot and an awesome overlook picnic area. Obviously less crowded in the winter.
January 14, 2021January 12, 2021December 29, 2020Very nice. A little icy.
December 29, 2020December 28, 2020Very scenic trail. Diverse forests, waterfalls and Mountain View’s. Pretty wet and icy though, which made things interesting in spots.
December 23, 2020December. Pretty dry trails- still mud in low spots. Easy walking.
December 20, 2020Little Green Mountain hike is worth the view! The back half of the hike was muddy. Still a great 6 mile loop - very little traffic.
