. Town: Hancock Rating: 3.5 Type: punchbowls Height: 35-foot total drop Source: Texas Brook Trail Length: less than 0.1 mile Trail Difficulty: easy Altitude Gain: none Hiking Time: none Alt. Names: n/a Summary: Texas Falls has long been a favorite Green Mountain National Forest attraction. If it looks familiar, it should: Postcards, hiking guides, and portraits of Vermont have included Texas Falls. So although you may not have had the chance to visit this classic waterfall, its structure may seem all too familiar to you. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service, Texas Falls, once a favorite swimming hole, is now off-limits due to several injuries. Wooden fencing surrounds the flume and falls, and the only views are from a boardwalk, which you are asked not to stray away from. The best view is from the bridge that crosses over the stream. From here you will see two small plunges with a deep green-blue pool between. They are of equal beauty as they flow through a narrow ravine. Because of the beauty and the compactness of the gorge walls, both sets of plunges look more like a flume rushing downstream. Large logs have fallen and now dip into the pools below, causing the waterfall itself to lose some of its appeal. If you drive up the road a small distance, you will find picnic tables to sit at and have a nice lunch while enjoying the sounds of nature around you. As mentioned, this waterfall is indeed a classic and very well known, well worth a stop and a quick picture to remember your visit.