The trail connects to Mount Nancy Trail for those looking to summit the 3,926-foot mountain. Many hikers opt to continue on, as beautiful Nancy Pond can be found another mile up the trail, and Norcross Pond yet another mile from there. The trailhead can be found off of Route 302, and the lower cascades and pool are a bit less than 2.5 miles into the hike on Nancy Pond Trail. Length: Five to 10 miles round-trip Rating: Moderate to difficult About: Between the main upper and lower falls, Nancy Cascades trickle through chutes, slides, plunges, and horsetails for up to 300 feet, fed by water from Nancy Pond (another worthwhile destination). New Hampshire Waterfalls | Diana’s Baths Photo Credit : Cathryn McCann Nancy Cascades | Livermore For those who want to escape the crowds, however, there are just under 10 miles of additional hiking past the waterfalls on the Moat Mountain and Red Ridge trails. The path to Diana’s Baths is flat and easy, and it’s less than a mile to the base of the falls. The site’s original Abenaki name meant “water fairies’ spring” - and on a warm summer day, with the sun shining between the trees and reflecting into the rushing water, one can certainly imagine how it could be a fairies’ paradise. Length: One-mile round-trip or up to 10 miles Rating: Easy to moderate About: At Diana’s Baths in the White Mountains, both kids and adults can enjoy easy hiking, scrambling over smooth rocks, wading in natural pools, and viewing plunging 12-foot waterfalls. There are also more trails at the nature preserve for those looking to do some additional hiking. Although the hike is short and the waterfall consists of just two shorter plunges, the area is beautiful and there are benches for sitting and relaxing or enjoying a snack. Hikers can get to the falls by walking up the road from the parking area to the trailhead kiosk on the right and following the Walter Trail up to the waterfall. Fed by Grove Hollow Brook, the waterfall is best visited in spring when the water is rushing most heavily. Length: 1.5 miles Rating: Easy About: Found in Plymouth’s Walter-Newton Natural Area, Rainbow Falls is a pretty 20-foot waterfall that doesn’t require trekking into the White Mountain National Forest. New Hampshire Waterfalls | Arethusa Falls Photo Credit : Cathryn McCann Rainbow Falls | Plymouth Despite the steep trail and tricky terrain you must traverse to get here, some say Arethusa Falls is the best in New England. There’s also the option, before or after checking out the waterfall, to hike the Frankenstein Cliff Trail, which forms a loop with the Arethusa Falls Trail, for a total distance of about five miles. From the parking area off Route 302 in Hart’s Location, hikers can take the Bemis Brook Trail to the Arethusa Falls Trail and out to the waterfall, for a total distance of 1.5 miles (one way). Length: Three miles round-trip or five-mile loop Rating: Moderate to difficult About: Tucked away within Crawford Notch State Park in the White Mountains, this waterfall from the headwaters of Bemis Brook plunges along a granitic cliff to a rocky pool beneath. Although estimates of the falls’ height vary from 125 to 200 feet, the water rushing from the top seems to be coming right out of the sky.
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