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Cascade, The (Melrose)
Melrose, Massachusetts
Small Ell Pond Brook cascade in Melrose, near the Middlesex Fells edge. Quick neighborhood stop; viewing only.
At a glance
Overview
The Cascade is a small multi-step drop on Ell Pond Brook in Melrose, near the Middlesex Fells edge. It runs hard in spring and after rain and slows to a trickle by late summer. The approach is a neighborhood-scale walk, not a hike -- a quick suburban stop, viewing only. Flow can go from loud to near-silent within a week in dry weather.
- Also known as
- The Cascade, Ell Pond Brook Cascade
- County
- Middlesex
- Region
- Greater Boston
- Water type
- Waterfall
- Waterfall type
- Cascade
Know before you go
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
Park on a neighborhood street near the mapped pin and walk in; the cascade is only a few hundred feet from the road. Flow depends on recent rain -- expect a trickle in dry months.
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