Martin Creek Falls is a series of

waterfalls A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...

located in

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, with the largest drop being about 30 feet.USDA Forest Service Profile
/ref> They are located on the

Bartram Trail The Bartram Trail follows the approximate route of 18th-century naturalist William Bartram’s southern journey from March 1773 to January 1777. Bartram explored much of the territory which is now the states of North and South Carolina, Georgi ...

which is a National Recreational Trail in Georgia.Bartram Trail entry for Georgia in National Recreation Trails Database
/ref> The falls are east of

Clayton, Georgia Clayton is a city in Rabun County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 2,003 at the 2020 census. The county seat of Rabun County, it is in the Blue Ridge Mountains. History The area that eventually became Clayton was called the Dividings ...

and can be accessed by taking the Bartram Trail where it crosses Warwoman Road. The trail passes

Becky Branch Falls Becky Branch Falls is a twenty foot waterfall located in Rabun County, Georgia. The waterfall is located on the Bartram Trail (designated as a National Scenic Trail in Georgia) in a valley called Warwoman Dell, east of Clayton, Georgia. In a ...

at 200 yards and then continues on for a difficult 1.8 miles to Martin Creek Falls. Martin Creek Falls are in the Chattooga River Ranger District of the

Chattahoochee National Forest The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the con ...

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USDA Forest Service Profile
{{coord missing, Georgia (U.S. state) Waterfalls of Georgia (U.S. state) Protected areas of Rabun County, Georgia Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Waterfalls of Rabun County, Georgia