Activity
Hiking / Waterfall
Distance
0.5 mi round trip
Elevation gain
~110 ft
Route
Out & back
The adventure
Walk an accessible wetland boardwalk to a tall multi-tiered waterfall hidden below Killington's mountains. Cross a long boardwalk through beaver wetlands to a tall cascade tucked beside one of America's great long-distance trails.
Leave the small trailhead lot and follow the boardwalk across the wetland toward the sound of falling water. Continue to the established waterfall viewing area, take in the full multi-tiered cascade, return across the boardwalk to your starting point and.
What to expect
- Cross a long boardwalk through beaver wetlands to a tall cascade tucked beside one of America's great long-distance trails.
- Leave the small trailhead lot and follow the boardwalk across the wetland toward the sound of falling water. Continue to the established waterfall viewing area, take in the full multi-tiered cascade, return across the boardwalk to your starting point and.
Good to know
- BOARDWALK APPROACH
- The approach crosses a long accessible boardwalk through wetland before reaching the waterfall viewing area.
- 140-FOOT CASCADE
- The cascade drops roughly 140 feet through a series of rocky steps.
- BIG TRAIL, SHORT MISSION
- This short waterfall walk shares its corridor with one of the country's best-known long-distance hiking trails.
- STAY OFF THE ROCK
- The rock around the falls stays slick. The viewing platforms are the destination—not the cascade itself.
- Fee
- Free — no required entrance or parking fee.
- Entrance fee
- No mandatory parking or trail-use payment is required for this access.
- Dogs
- allowed-on-leash.
- Season
- The waterfall can be visited year-round, but snow and ice can affect the boardwalk, stairs and waterfall viewing areas.
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