Moxie Falls

Worth the drive

Is it plungeworthy?

60feet tall

A 3-tier tiered on Moxie Stream.

Scale43/60

Documentation20/20

Character20/20

The details

Tiers: 3 drops
Type: Tiered
Watercourse: Moxie Stream
Coordinates: 45.36259, -69.93729

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About Moxie Falls

Moxie Falls is a 60-foot tiered in Maine, on Moxie Stream. The water falls in 3 distinct tiers.

It's fullest after rain, and flow can drop off during dry spells — plan around recent weather.

Plungeworthy rates Moxie Falls 8.3/10 — worth the drive. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

Moxie Falls is a tall, sheer plunge on Moxie Stream near The Forks, reached by an easy boardwalk trail through mixed forest. Sources argue about the exact height — commonly billed at 90 feet and 'tallest in New England,' with a recent field survey putting the cumulative drop at 71 feet across three tiers, the main sheer plunge at 46 — but however you measure it, it's tall by Maine standards, dropping into a deep plunge pool with swimming holes upstream.

The trail ends at a viewing platform with a real sense of scale: you're looking down into a gorge, not across at a roadside cascade. Multiple viewpoints along the boardwalk give different angles on the drop.

It's one of the most-visited falls in Maine precisely because it delivers a genuinely big waterfall experience for minimal hiking effort — which is also why it gets crowded on weekends.

Getting there

Trailhead: Moxie Falls trailhead off Lake Moxie Road, The Forks
Parking: Free designated lot at the trailhead; fills on peak weekends
Road: Paved to Lake Moxie Road, gravel to the trailhead
Hike: 2 mi round trip, 226 ft of climb (Easy)
Heads up: Boardwalk viewing platform at the falls; swimming holes upstream of the drop.

When to go

Busiest 9am-4pm on summer weekends; visit early or on weekdays to avoid the crowd. Flow is strongest with spring snowmelt.

Rules & fees

Warnings: Stay behind the railings at the viewing platform — steep drop-offs into the gorge.

Researched from Wikipedia — Moxie Falls · Northern Outdoors — Moxie Falls · Hiking in Maine — Moxie Falls. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Moxie Falls recently? Post a conditions report below.

Where it is

Before you go

The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.