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Buttermilk Falls
Greenville, Maine
A ledge cascade inside the Gulf Hagas National Natural Landmark, on the AT / Rim Trail loop north of Greenville.
At a glance
Overview
Buttermilk Falls is one of the named ledge cascades inside the Gulf Hagas National Natural Landmark, on the West Branch of the Pleasant River north of Greenville. The falls sit on the Rim Trail / AT loop that also passes Billings Falls, Stair Falls, and Screw Auger Falls. It is a headline scenic stop on a long-day gorge hike.
- Also known as
- Buttermilk Falls (Gulf Hagas)
- County
- Piscataquis
- Region
- The Maine Highlands
- Water type
- Waterfall
- Waterfall type
- Cascade
Know before you go
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
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Getting there
Access is the same as for the rest of Gulf Hagas: from Greenville drive to the KI Jo-Mary checkpoint and continue to the Head of the Gulf or Hay Brook parking. The loop starts with a ford of the West Branch Pleasant River; Buttermilk sits along the Rim Trail.
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