Waterfall Tour (self guided)

Approximately 100 mile round trip following mostlyVermont country back roads. This would be a fun family outing.
You will want to bring lunch, camera, field glasses, swimsuit and water shoes.
Note: Route 108 over the notch is not suitable for buses or motor coaches.
Complete directions will be on the convention activity board.
This tour will also be offered as a guided car-pooled tour at no additional cost, bring your own picnic lunch.

Bolton - Mill Brook     Mill Brook Falls
River width; 25 Feet
Distance; 112 feet
The falls are in 3 steps with pretty carved bedrock.
You will find remains of an old wooden dam, a stone culvert and stone foundations from a mill site.

Bolton-Joiner Brook    Lower Joiner Brook Falls     The Potholes
http://www.northeastwaterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=50&p=0
River width; 35 feet, washed bedrock area up to 65 feet wide
Distance; 324 feet
The bedrock is nicely washed, carved with scalloping. This is a popular swimming area. The pothole in which the place gets its name is 40 feet wide.

Stowe - Moss Glen Brook      Moss Glen Falls #2
http://www.northeastwaterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=253&p=0
River width; 20-25 feet
Distance; Measured along the path for 258 feet
The brook constricts to around 4 feet wide and fans out to about 50 feet at the base. The gorge above the falls is 322 feet long, which has many small falls and cascades.
This waterfall is a very popular tourist attraction.

Stowe-West Branch Waterbury River   Bingham Falls
http://www.northeastwaterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=9&p=0

River width; 40 feet
Distance; 500 feet measured along path on easterly edge of gorge.
The water constricts into a tight chasm with multiple drops, carved bedrock and huge potholes ending with an approximate 30-foot true waterfall.

On route to the next waterfall, you will pass Smugglers Notch and Smugglers Cave.
Smugglers Notch is at the top elevation of Route 108 (a tight single lane road at one point) before descending back down to the village of Cambridge.

Smugglers Cave(s) are at the Notch within the talus boulders. This “cave” was made famous from bootleggers in the 1920’s.
The trailhead to Sterling Pond and public rest rooms are located here.
On the western side of the notch you may notice a roadside seasonal waterfall known as “the car wash”.
http://www.northeastwaterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=63&p=1

Before crossing the Grist Mill covered bridge, you will find Brewster River Gorge Park. There is plenty of ample parking and picnic tables.
Cambridge [Jeffersonville]   Brewster River Gorge,  Jefferson Falls 
River width: 45 feet
Distance: 380 feet. I measured the distance of the trail along the edge to estimate the length of the falls.
The falls is a popular swimming hole with a lot of huge talus boulders creating a gorge with falls and pools.

Milton-Lamiolle River   Falls / Gorge below Hydro Dam
http://www.northeastwaterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=244&p=0 (note: the link offers photos during high water)
These series of falls are given many names Great Falls (Woods Falls), Manly Falls, Hullgate Falls, Little Falls, and Miners Falls (Poor Farm Falls). I was unwilling and unable to map due to the magnitude and overwhelming terrain. It is a HUGE area of washed bedrock and potholes. From the path on the right, the first falls are approximately 100 feet high not including the dam. Around the ledge over massive bedrock is a second waterfall approximately 30 feet high. Downstream a double gorge. On the left it ends at a 30 - 40 foot true waterfall. The gorge on the right about 400 - 500 feet long contains caves and crevasses. This gorge ends at a big pool. The biggest cave is on the opposite side of the pool.