| Directions
Located on NYS Route 73, this site is just south of the
hamlet of Saint Huberts, which is on the stretch between
the village of Keene Valley and the northern intersection
of routes 73 and 9. Look for the signs for the Giant
Mountain Wilderness Area. The parking area for AMR
is directly across the road.
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| County: |
Essex |
| Town: |
Keene |
| USGS Map: |
Keene Valley |
| Waterway: |
Unnamed tributary of the Ausable River,
East Branch |
| Latitude: |
N 44° 07' 45" |
| Longitude: |
W 73° 48' 56" |
| Drop: |
60' |
| Type: |
Ribbon cascade |
| Region: |
Off NY 73 near the hamlet of St. Huberts |
| Parking: |
Unpaved lot |
| Trail type: |
Dirt/rock |
| Length of hike: |
40 minutes beyond Wedge Brook Falls |
| Difficulty: |
Intense |
| Accessibility: |
Access by easement |
| Name: |
Official |
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First and foremost, this waterfall is located within the
Adirondack Mountain Reserve and, as such, is on private
property.
Access to it has been allowed by an easement agreement. It
has come to our attention that the owners of this land are
becoming increasingly annoyed by those who show up with
inadequate information trying to access it. It should be
noted that the listings for all of the locations within the AMR
have been on this website for well over ten years. We have
clearly stated the status of the locations here, including many
of the restrictions and conditions for access. In an
effort to reduce the increasing friction between the owners and
the public hikers, we are urging people to refer to our page for the general information on
The Adirondack
Mountain Reserve. It is one click and will only
take a minute or so to read, but it may save a significant
amount of grief to everyone involved.
As you continue upstream, about 0.7 of a mile from Wedge Brook
Falls, you will come to a footbridge. Beaver Meadows Falls
is actually on a creek feeding the Ausable but since the creek isn't
named, we have chosen to include this one on our website menus as
being on the the Ausable.
Beaver Meadows Falls, our fourth stop on the West River Trail,
is actually a series of steps, but the horizontal reach of the steps
is trivial compared to the drop, so we are looking at this as a
cascade. You are in a fairly remote area at this location
and this is a waterfall that only the die-hard waterfaller/hiker
is going to appreciate first-hand.
The waterfall is broken down into three, 20 feet drops, in rapid
succession. The top two sections are both free-fall plunges
onto small ledges, and then the final drop is head-long, very close
to a free-fall.
The East Branch of the Ausable River joins forces with the west
branch downstream at Au Sable Forks to form the Ausable River.
This waterfall rich river empties into Lake Champlain in the town
of Peru.
Last update: May 29, 2020
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