Located in the Dixville Notch State Park, less than a half-mile from the Dixville Flume, Huntington Cascades, often referred to as Huntington Falls, offers two servings of slim horsetails. Lower Huntington Cascades is the formation described in Bolnick’s Waterfalls of the White Mountains. It consists of segmented horsetail in the center of a ravine, about 18 feet tall in height and surrounded by the luscious greens of various species of moss. The upper falls are markedly different from their sister below. With visibility restricted by hemlock trees, the upper falls appear quite small and insignificant from the lower section of cascades. The true height and beauty of the upper falls can only be seen by continuing up the Huntington Cascades Trail. Although the slender horsetails of the upper falls are mostly hidden under heavy tree cover and surrounding steep gorge walls, this section of the falls is the least crowded, and several rock ledges are conveniently located at great vantage points.

Travel up the Huntington Cascades Trail from the parking area. About 300 feet after entering the woods, fork right and cross a brook a few feet later. The lower falls are 100 feet upstream from here, and can be seen on either side of the brook. The upper waterfall is a few hundred feet further up the trail, which can only accessed by climbing moderately up the trail with the river on your right. Accessing the upper falls is slightly more difficult than what you have navigated so far, but this should not prevent you from at least getting a satisfying view of the falls.

Directions for this particular waterfall are not posted online. Please see directions in our published guidebook, New England Waterfalls: A Guide to More Than 400 Cascades And Waterfalls, or you can email us and we will happily provide them to you.

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