South Branch Falls Trail

Description

South Branch Falls Trail leads a short ways from the South Branch Pond Road to a beautiful set of falls on South Branch Pond Brook.

The trail begins to descend gradually through poplar and birch to the edge of a deep ravine in which South Branch Pond Brook is located. Entering this ravine, the trail drops steeply to a series of ledges. The falls are directly below and are formed by water shooting through several clefts in the ledges. Below the second fall there is a large pool excellent for a refreshing mountain stream swim.

The trail is blue-blazed.

Other Information

There are a number of very interesting geological features along South Branch Pond Brook. The booklet, The Geology of Baxter State Park and Katahdin, by Dabney W. Caldwell, may be consulted for a description of these features.

Park Fees: See website for entrance and camping fees. [No entrance fee for Maine residents.]

Park Rules: See a more complete list here.

• All persons entering the Park by road or trail must register their entrance at a gatehouse or self-registration station
• The maximum size of hiking groups is 12 persons
• All groups of five or more persons under 16 years of age must be accompanied by at least one adult, responsible for the supervision of a maximum of five youths
• For all trash: Carry-in; carry-out
• Where toilets are not available, human waste must be buried at least 200' from water and trails or carried out
• Pets or other domestic animals are not allowed in the Park, except for service dogs
• Camping is permitted by reservation only
• Fires or other cooking or heating devices are permitted only in designated campsites or picnic areas
• Hunting and trapping are prohibited within the Park (with some exceptions)
• Maine fishing laws apply within the Park
• No person may feed, bait, or disturb any animal within the Park
• Power equipment is prohibited (including generators)
• All vehicles must display an entrance permit while in the Park

Trail Manager

This trail is within Baxter State Park. For more information and detailed trail maps, please visit Baxter State Park Authority's website.

Baxter State Park Authority
64 Balsam Drive
Millinocket, ME 04462
Phone: (207) 723-5140
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