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Great Falls

Androscoggin County, Maine

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Androscoggin County, Maine
Access status
Urban riverwalk to a public overlook; easy
The walk
About 0.95 mile one way from Moulton Park
Ground & access
Easy. Gravel, brick and asphalt surfaces; listed as wheelchair accessible.
TrailLink: Auburn Riverwalk
Great Falls, ME
Great Falls, ME
Photo creditPhoto: USEPA Environmental-Protection-Agency, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Great Falls, also called Lewiston Falls, is a 37-foot urban waterfall on the Androscoggin River between Auburn and Lewiston, still used for hydroelectric power. On the Auburn Riverwalk, start just past the skate park in Moulton Park and follow the gravel path about 0.25 mile to a fork in Bonney Park. Take the left fork north along the river for 0.7 mile on a brick-paved path with benches to the overlook at West Pitch Park.

Plan your visit

Auburn Riverwalk from Moulton Park through Bonney Park, north along the Androscoggin River to the West Pitch Park overlook at Great Falls

TrailLink gives about 0.25 mile from Moulton Park to the fork in Bonney Park, then 0.7 mile on the left fork to West Pitch Park. The total is derived by adding the two.

Easy. Gravel, brick and asphalt surfaces; listed as wheelchair accessible.

Where to start

TrailLink directs drivers to parking on South Main Street in Auburn; the trail is at the bottom of the slope. The western endpoint is about 0.2 mile to the left.

Timing & water

Flow is highest in the spring runoff and varies with hydroelectric operations.

Before you go

No fee was mentioned.

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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Androscoggin County, Maine.

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