It's late October and fall color is finally making its way to Hampton Roads.
We expect the leaves to peak here in the next few weeks, but I couldn't wait for the fall color to make its way to the coast.
Last week, I took a trip to the mountains for one of my most scenic walks, with the added bonus of a beautiful waterfall at the end of the hiking trail.
Take a Walk
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The Otter Falls Trail in a town called Seven Devils, about 20 minutes south of Boone, North Carolina, is the perfect weekend getaway.
The trip to the waterfall and back is only about a mile long, but the path is a little challenging in a few spots.
You drop about 230 feet in elevation from the trail head to the falls, which made the trip to the falls a lot easier than the trip back, but the beautiful fall foliage and the cool mountain air helped motivate us.
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The trail to the waterfall isn't very well marked, but thankfully we were able to just follow our ears and the other hikes to find Otter Falls.
With a 25-foot drop, it's not the tallest...or most famous...waterfall in the Blue Ridge Mountains, but surrounded by colorful leaves, it was a really beautiful pay-off for the half-mile hike.
The weather was nearly perfect for our hike to the waterfall, and the next day it snowed!
