Lower Georgiana Falls

Take Interstate 93 to the town of Lincoln and depart the freeway at Exit 33, signed for US Route 3, North Woodstock and North Lincoln. Turn north onto Route 3 and continue for just one-quarter of a mile, then turn left onto Hanson Farm Road. After a few hundred feet the road turns into Georgiana Falls Road (Hanson Farm Road bears right) and ends a short distance later at the parking area. The Georgiana Falls Trail passes under Interstate 93 and follows an old roadbed for the first half of a mile, then cuts toward Harvard Brook and becomes a more defined path (the old logging road does continue, so be sure to find the right point to turn). After traversing through the woods. After about three-quarters of a mile of hiking the trail encounters the bare rock slabs at the bottom of Lower Georgiana Falls and follows blazes painted onto the rocks along the side of the falls. The largest part of Lower Georgiana Falls is located at the top of the series of cascades about 400 feet further upstream.Lower Georgiana Falls is one of several significant waterfalls found along Harvard Brook as it tumbles into the Pemigewasset River valley. The falls drop for a total of 128 feet in several significant sections of sliding cascades. The falls are broken up into three distinct sections; the largest and uppermost drop is the most prominent section of the falls - and is also often confused by many visitors as being Georgiana Falls – cascading 50 feet into a large swirling pool lined by slabs of granite. The next section of falls is a gradual sliding cascades which drops 30 feet, and finally a third section of gradual cascades where the brook splits around a small rock island and tumbles another 48 feet. The lowermost section of the falls is the most difficult to see and appreciate due to how the water angles away from the trail. Because of how broad the rocks slabs are at Lower Georgiana Falls, when the streamflow is low in the summer and autumn months, the water can often spread out and partially disappear under several of the large boulders scattered among the falls, which results in part of the cascades being semi-obscured from view. The Harvard Brook basin is fairly large, covering an area of about 5.6 square miles upstream of the falls. In addition to the size of the catchment, there are two flatwater features – Bog Eddy and Bog Pond – which will retain a considerable amount of surface water throughout the year and help to ensure a good flow remains in the creek at all times. The large basin also ensures that during the spring freshet, or after heavy rainfall, the stream can and often does swell to impressive levels.