Moss Glen Falls

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75feet tall

A 4-tier tiered on Moss Glen Brook.

Scale46/60

Documentation20/20

Character20/20

The details

Tiers: 4 drops
Type: Tiered
Watercourse: Moss Glen Brook
Coordinates: 44.48257, -72.62464

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About Moss Glen Falls

Moss Glen Falls is a 75-foot tiered in Vermont, on Moss Glen Brook. The water falls in 4 distinct tiers.

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

Plungeworthy rates Moss Glen Falls 8.6/10 — drop everything. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

This is Stowe's tall, dramatic Moss Glen Falls — Moss Glen Brook drops through a narrow gorge in a long, multi-stage cascade. Sources genuinely disagree on the height (older tourism guides say 85 feet; newer specialist guidebooks say 125 feet total), but everyone agrees it's among Vermont's tallest waterfalls. The falls sit in a forested amphitheater reached via boardwalks over protected wetland.

The short approach — about a quarter mile — makes the payoff feel outsized for the effort. You cross wet ground on boardwalks, hit a fork, and a short, steep, rooty scramble to the left gets you to an overlook of the full drop.

It's Vermont's answer to a 'grand' waterfall experience without the mileage — the closest thing in the state to a big single-view cascade rather than a swim hole or roadside step-falls. Not a swimming destination; this one is for looking.

Getting there

Trailhead: Moss Glen Falls Road, off Randolph Road off VT-100, about 4 miles northeast of Stowe center
Parking: Trailhead lot, free
Road: Route 100 north from Stowe, right on Randolph Road, right on Moss Glen Falls Road
Hike: 0.6 mi round trip, 55 ft of climb (Easy short route to the overlook; a longer 4.2-mile loop with 613 feet of gain also exists)
Heads up: Boardwalks protect wetland at the start; the final approach to the best overlook is a steep, rooty scramble. In C.C. Putnam State Forest.

When to go

Best May through October. Spring snowmelt gives the biggest show; fall wraps the amphitheater in color. Not suited for swimming — this is a look-don't-swim destination, distinct from Vermont's swim-hole falls.

Rules & fees

Dogs: Allowed
Warnings: Loose debris at trail edges near the top of the falls is slippery and dangerous — stay back from the edge.

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Where it is

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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.