A short 0.6 mile (1 km) hike from a roadside trailhead, this is an easy hike for all ages with lots of beautiful things to see. At the end, you are rewarded by a wonderful waterfall waiting for you.

These photos were taken on July 27, 2023. The weather was drizzling rain at first and 68 degrees. One of the photos shows the raindrops on the grass, while another shows the wet leaves on the ground left from last fall. The canopy of trees kept us fairly dry going to the falls, but upon return, the rain got more moderate and we got a bit wet going back to the car. You can see larger raindrops hitting the water in the pond around the Balsam Fir growing on the dead stump.

Also called Secret Falls or Hidden Falls. It is a good sized waterfall in the Blue Ridge Wilderness area in Hamilton County, NY. Roadside pull-off parking accomodates a few vehicles at a time.

Alltrails.com gives this hike an easy rating and hikers on that site give it 4.2 stars. Google reviewers give it 4.5 stars. Elevation gain is 19 feet with an average elevation of 1,800 feet.

Exposed Mossy rocks and boulders under a mixed decidouous and coniferous canopy and a pond along the way make for a great camera experience.

Trailhead:

43°48'45.8442" N

74°35'46.8006" W

Google location code: RC73+3C Raquette Lake, New York

It is along NY State Highway 28 across from the South Bay section of Raquette Lake, not far from Golden Beach Campground.