About Yellow Branch Falls
Yellow Branch Falls seemed to be almost like a virtual twin to Issaqueena Falls as they both possessed similar character and they were also similar in height (I believe this one is said to be 40 or 50ft or so and 75ft wide).
However, we had to earn our visit to this waterfall as it involved a bit of a 3-mile out-and-back hike that took us a little over two hours to do at a leisurely pace (including taking photos). The hike was mostly gentle in terms of elevation gain (I believe there was an overall net loss from the trailhead to the falls), and occupying us during the hike were Fall colors from tall trees surrounding the trail as well as a snake sighting. I believe I counted around 3 or 4 stream crossings (I don’t recall if any of them were bridged).
Indeed, hiking to this waterfall was very much like a back-to-Nature experience as it was just us and the tranquil surroundings.
The only thing that disturbed the peace was the presence of loud gunshots echoing and piercing through the tranquility during our hike. We suspect that it was probably due to hunting, but since we’re not familiar with the hunting laws in Upcountry South Carolina, we’re not sure how commonplace it is to be within earshot of hunting activity on this trail.
Like with Issaqueena Falls, we happend to see this waterfall with pretty low flow, and I’d imagine its best volume comes during the Spring or right after a storm. We had to cross the shallow stream one last time in front of the falls to get the full frontal views you see on this page.
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