Middle Nancy Cascades
Carroll County, New Hampshire
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 33 ft (10 m)
- Location
- Carroll County, New Hampshire
- Access status
- Partial guide: national forest trail; which section is called Middle Nancy Cascades is not confirmed
- The walk
- About 2.4 to 2.5 miles each way to the lower falls, plus a short climb beside the upper falls
- Ground & access
- Long, steady climb with rough sections; steep beside the falls. Rocks are slippery.
Nancy Cascades is a series of falls and cascades on Nancy Brook, with an estimated total drop of about 300 feet, in White Mountain National Forest. From the small trailhead on the west side of US 302, follow Nancy Pond Trail, which climbs steadily, to the 45 foot lower falls. The trail then climbs beside a further 80 feet of falls directly above the lower falls; the rest of the cascades need a bushwhack. Published guides do not say which section is called Middle Nancy Cascades. This listing is just above the lower falls, where the trail passes the 80 foot section. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Nancy Pond Trail from US 302 to Nancy Cascade, then up the trail beside the falls
The Forest Service gives 2.4 miles to Nancy Cascade on Nancy Pond Trail. New England Waterfalls gives 2.5 miles to the lower falls. The extra distance to the section above was not measured.
Long, steady climb with rough sections; steep beside the falls. Rocks are slippery.
Where to start
Small Nancy Pond trailhead on the west side of US 302, 2.8 miles north of Sawyer Rock Picnic Area. Forest Service coordinates: 44.10467, -71.353735.
Timing & water
Best May to October.
Before you go
New England Waterfalls lists no cost. No fee is stated on the Forest Service trailhead page.
Visitor informationMore waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Lower Nancy CascadesForest Service trail to the base of a tall cascade82 ft (25 m) · Carroll County, NH0.0 miE
- Upper Nancy CascadesPartial: trail to the cascades documented; which upper level this listing marks is not confirmed16 ft (5 m) · Carroll County, NH0.1 miW
Arethusa FallsMaintained state park trail to a tall waterfall138 ft (42 m) · Carroll County, NH2.2 miN
Bemis FallsPartial guide: the route is confirmed, but which drop is called Bemis Falls is uncertainCarroll County, NH2.2 miN
Coliseum FallsState park trail; short walk on Bemis Brook TrailCarroll County, NH2.3 miN- Fawn PoolShort state park trail to a signed poolCarroll County, NH2.3 miN
- Ripley FallsShort maintained trail in Crawford Notch State ParkCarroll County, NH3.2 miN
- Thoreau FallsNational forest wilderness trail from a fee trailhead80 ft (24.4 m) · Grafton County, NH5.7 miNW
- Flume CascadeRoadside falls in Crawford Notch State ParkCarroll County, NH6.5 miN