About Moss Glen Falls (Granville)
Moss Glen Falls was actually one of two waterfalls by the same name in the state of Vermont that happened to be the only two waterfalls we visited in the state during our 2013 trip to New England. This particular waterfall was near the town of Granville, VT so that was the only way we could differentiate between the two waterfalls when it came to how we referred to them.
Quirkiness in nomenclature aside, we welcomed the break to visit this roadside waterfall after engaging in a very long drive from North Adams, MA to Stowe, VT (which took us about 6 hours though we did make a few stops along the way including this one). Befitting of the rural countryside drive in this part of the States was that our visit seemed to have coincided with the peak of Autumn colors, and the scenery around the falls also featured this explosion of color.
Moss Glen Falls was said to be about 50ft tall, and it had a rounded shape and character to it that made it very easy to take long exposure photographs. In fact, when we first walked to the viewing deck at the end of the very short two-minute walk, we saw at least a couple of people who brought their photographic equipment given how easy it was to access.
The ease of access also made this a nice place to let our daughter walk hand-in-hand with us, which in turn made this a very popular stop as it seemed like there wasn’t a time when the lookout area was empty (at least that was what we noticed during our visit, which was on a Friday at high noon in October). When it got a bit crowded at the overlook, we noticed a well-used informal trail that went around the wooden railings between the boardwalk and the highway, and the path led onto a somewhat open area by the creek right in front of the falls and its attractive pool.
Near the start of the short walk by one of the interpretive signs closer to the roadside car park, we also noticed a smaller waterfall. This one was hiding deep in a more shadowy cove fronted by many trees so it didn’t photograph very well. It did seem like there were trails of use in the past that went closer to it, but the boardwalk infrastructure that was put in place seemed to discourage (or at least hide) that path so we didn’t see anyone try to get a closer look.
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