The roughly one mile hike to Little Bearwallow Falls is not difficult, but the uphill can be strenuous. If you keep going the additional two miles to Wildcat Rock know that it IS strenuous. Immediately when you set out from the Wildcat Rock Trailhead in Gerton, NC, you encounter an apple orchard.
Little Bearwallow Falls hike 
Little Bearwallow Falls hike
Then, you enter the woods on a clearly marked trail and cross a stream.
Next, get ready for some uphill hiking. But, the reward is the rock wall (you’ll see the waterfall is thin with little water on the day I was there, but the wall itself is great for both rock and ice climbing).
Little Bearwallow Falls 
Little Bearwallow Falls