QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 37 acres
- Trail Mileage: 0.2 miles one way
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: Pratt's Brook, ledge waterfall
Secreted away on this 37-acre preserve is a small waterfall that flows over flat ledge, some of it covered with deep-green moss. When we visited, a nearby picnic table was hard to reach because of how much the brush around it had grown up from disuse, which somehow added to the charm of this spot. I don’t think my photos do it justice!
From the trailhead and small parking lot on Goldenrod Lane, the preserve stretches about 0.3 miles on either side of the road; both sides have one-way paths that end at the boundary to the Homeowner’s Association.
To access the waterfall, cross the street and walk 50 feet up along the road toward the neighborhood, and you’ll see a grassy path on you right. Continue down this path for about 1,000 feet, then go right on a path that dips down to the brook. According to the land trust, “Trail conditions are variable, depending on the schedule of trail mowing by neighbors.”
Directions: The parking area, with room for just two cars, is at 2 Goldenrod Lane in North Yarmouth, off North Road.
