Doane's Falls and Spirit Falls

Highlights

Powerful partly frozen falls at Doan’s falls
Pretty Spirit Falls are fun to climb around (use caution)
Frozen ice wall found in the ledges

Challenges

The alltrails map after leaving Spirit Falls is an approximation.
The trail is fairly easy to follow to The Ledges. Returning from The Ledges to Doane’s fall is a trail that is not maintained and very poorly marked. Footing is also questionable.

This is a fun hike I've done multiple times since it's only ninety minutes from Boston. The water is guarenteed to be flowing no matter what at Doane's falls, but it was esepecially roaring on this visit in late March. It was also covered in snow and ice which added to the beauty. Spirit Falls is just a two mile lakeside walk away and is pretty cool in itself. The top was largely frozen over during this trip. We also explored "The Ledges." I have found outlooks over Tulley River before, but the views elluded my partner and I. We did find a cool ice wall.

Doane's Falls

Spirit Falls

Regions

White Mountain National Forest

Southern New Hampsire

Massachusetts

Connecticut

Maine

Vermont

Tropics and Subtropics

American West