6.5   Split Falls

 Location: Emigrant Gap, Tahoe National Forest, Nevada County
Height: 15 ft.
Access:   hike   dog  
Distance: 8.0 miles (RT)
Elevation: 5350 ft. (-300 ft., + 250 ft.)
Season: Apr-Jul
Difficulty: moderate hike
Lat/Long:39.35887, -120.60564
Directions:From Auburn, drive east on I-80 for 40 miles to the Hwy 20 exit to Nevada City. Drive west on Hwy 20 for 4.3 miles to Bowman Lake Rd (Road 18). Turn right and drive about 3.6 miles to Fuller Lake.

Split Falls is a very gorgeous and interesting little 15 ft. high waterfall on Fordyce Creek, just a bit downstream from Fordyce Falls. It is not along the trail and you can not see it from the trail, but do not miss out on seeing this one if you are doing this hike.

See my detailed directions for hiking to Fordyce Falls. On the trail about 0.2 miles before you get to Fordyce Falls there is a little clearing. At this point, you can see a small rapid on the creek. Split Falls is immediately below this rapid. You need to scramble off trail, over the granite rocks to the creek. It is not difficult at all to do.

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Other waterfalls nearby:
Fordyce Falls 0.21 miles
Rattlesnake Creek Falls 4.26 miles
Bear River Falls 4.85 miles
Killer Fang Falls 4.99 miles
Faucherie Lake Falls 5.38 miles
Upper Faucherie Lake Falls 5.48 miles
Upper Canyon Creek Falls 6.24 miles
Bowman Lake Falls 6.50 miles
North Fork Falls 7.01 miles
Scotchman Creek Falls 9.50 miles
Big Valley Falls 9.62 miles
Big Granite Creek Falls 10.13 miles
Beacroft Falls 10.20 miles
Sailor Canyon Falls 11.64 miles
East Snow Mountain Falls 11.66 miles
West New York Canyon Falls 11.89 miles
New York Canyon Falls 11.99 miles
Little Curtain Falls 12.20 miles
Petroglyph Falls 12.48 miles
Middle New York Canyon Falls 12.56 miles
Palisade Creek Falls 12.61 miles
Palisade Falls 12.66 miles
Wabena Falls 12.79 miles
Heath Falls 13.15 miles
Wabena Creek Falls 13.50 miles
Wildcat Canyon Falls 13.58 miles
South Deer Creek Falls 13.63 miles
Webber Falls 14.32 miles
Loves Falls 15.30 miles
Sugarloaf Falls 15.34 miles
Big Springs Falls 16.47 miles
Humbug Creek Falls 16.93 miles
Grouse Falls 18.32 miles
South Branch Grouse Creek Falls 18.39 miles
Pauley Falls 18.53 miles
Canyon Creek Falls 18.71 miles
Upper Kenebec Creek Falls 19.21 miles
Middle Kenebec Creek Falls 19.25 miles
Kenebec Creek Falls 19.32 miles
Yuba River Falls 20.46 miles
Fiddle Creek Falls 23.54 miles
Frazier Falls 24.09 miles
Stevens Creek Falls 24.31 miles
Pennyweight Falls 24.40 miles
Halsey Falls 24.41 miles
Fern Falls 24.74 miles
Slaughter Ravine Falls 24.81 miles
Chamberlain Creek Falls 25.18 miles
Little Jamison Falls 26.18 miles
Indian Creek Falls 26.27 miles
Deer Creek Falls 26.41 miles
Mexican Gulch Falls 26.51 miles
Shirttail Creek Falls 26.60 miles
Devils Falls 26.87 miles
Rush Creek Falls 27.01 miles
Jerrett Creek Falls 27.51 miles
Gerle Creek Falls 27.58 miles
Upper Gerle Creek Falls 28.89 miles
Deer Creek Falls 29.15 miles
University Falls 29.38 miles
Silver Falls 29.74 miles

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