1.3 km away
Bingham Falls
A 40-foot waterfall and summer swimming holes in a mountain stream.
Easy Hiking
- Distance
- 802 m
- Ascent
- 56 m
- Descent
- 56 m
Walk to a historic cabin in the woods beside a river.
Hiking Easy
Mill Trail gives a nice mix of nature and history in a very short and easy hike, and there are even swimming holes to enjoy on a hot day. You’ll pass through a peaceful creekside hemlock forest and get a glimpse of what life in Vermont’s mountains was like 100 years ago.
A wide and mostly flat path through the woods leads to an old wooden cabin and a cluster of other structures. You can find pits that were once cellars for storage and the site of a water mill by the creek. The cabin was built as accommodations for Stowe’s early ski tourists in the 1930s, but the cellars and the mill are even older relics, dating from the 1800s.
Parking is limited at the trailhead on Notchbrook Road. If it’s full, you can get to Mill Trail from Bingham Falls instead, but the hike is farther and you’ll have to rock-hop or wade across the creek.
Sources: https://www.stowelandtrust.org/conserved/properties/milltrail/
Easy
Walking along a well-kept trail that’s mostly flat. No obstacles are present.
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