Twin Cascade
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Access status
- Partial guide: private land, parking and current trail condition not confirmed
- The walk
- About 0.5 mile one way per a visitor account (about 1 mile return)
- Ground & access
- Narrow path on the edge of a steep ledge. Active railroad at the tunnel portal; do not walk on the tracks or enter the tunnel. Later visitor reports mention a landslide on the path; current condition unverified.
A footpath leaves from beside the east portal of the Hoosac Tunnel on River Road in Florida and follows the old sluiceway along a steep ledge to the remains of an old dam and the two falls that join in a Y shape. The falls are on private property where respectful visitors have long been tolerated.
Plan your visit
East Hoosac Tunnel portal on River Road to Twin Cascade on a footpath beside the old sluiceway
Western Mass Hilltown Hikers describes a short half-mile trail from the tunnel portal. Return derived by doubling. Not measured by a land manager.
Narrow path on the edge of a steep ledge. Active railroad at the tunnel portal; do not walk on the tracks or enter the tunnel. Later visitor reports mention a landslide on the path; current condition unverified.
Where to start
Exact parking place and permission are not confirmed by a land manager. Sources only place the start at the east tunnel portal on River Road.
Timing & water
Late April to November per New England Waterfalls. Current trail condition unverified.
Before you go
No fee is known; free as of 2016 per New England Waterfalls.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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