Updated July 2026
Walls of Jericho Falls
The Walls of Jericho is a bowl-shaped limestone amphitheater on Turkey Creek straddling the Alabama-Tennessee line, where small waterfalls cascade over the walls and pour into the gorge. The strenuous roughly 6-mile round-trip hike from the Alabama trailhead in the Skyline WMA descends steeply into the canyon.
Before you go
Waterfalls are hazardous by nature — wet rock, cold water, and unstable edges — and flow varies enormously with season and recent rain. Trail figures here describe the route as documented, not conditions today. Check Skyline Wildlife Management Area / Alabama Forever Wild for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
Frequently Asked Questions
No measured height is on record for Walls of Jericho Falls in the land-manager and survey sources this inventory draws on. We list it without a height rather than estimating one.
The Walls of Jericho Trail (Alabama trailhead) reaches it about 6 miles (out-and-back), rated strenuous. The nearest town is Estillfork. That describes the route as documented, not conditions on the day — check with Skyline Wildlife Management Area / Alabama Forever Wild for closures and current conditions.
Winter/spring high flow (Dec-Apr). Waterfall flow swings enormously with snowmelt and recent rain, so a fall that roars in spring can be a trickle by late summer.
More Alabama waterfalls
- Caney Creek Falls · 25 ft
- Cheaha Falls · 30 ft
- DeSoto Falls · 104 ft
- Devil's Den Falls
- Grace's High Falls · 133 ft
- High Falls (DeKalb County) · 35 ft
- Indian Falls · 50 ft
- Kinlock Falls · 15 ft
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