A nice little hike. The falls aren't as big as Doane's but still pretty. Worth a stop if you are in the area. read more

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I highly recommend visiting these falls if you live within driving distance- They make an excellent day trip! These are one of three major waterfalls in the area (Tully Reservation). The hike is fairly rigorous, with pretty steep inclines and a lot of rocks. It's challenging, especially in winter while icy (which is when we went), and likely a moderate level hiking trail. It's a beautiful area, but the overlooks are fairly modest. Don't expect a spot on the trail to overlook a mountain range, but the trail itself runs along the river and there are nice smaller falls before reaching the main one. The trail markings are okay, not excellent, and likely harder to follow when it's not winter and leaves are on the trees. However, most of the trail does run basically right along the river, so it's pretty hard to get lost. There are some restaurants to eat at in Athol afterwards, which is within 20 minutes, but I wouldn't recommend trying to find anything very special there. I recommend bringing some sandwiches or something or go to another town to grab some food afterwards. It is a very rural area, so please remember to come prepared! Bring lots of water, food, and a flashlight just in case you get stuck out there at night- the light on your phone won't help you find the trail again at night ;) Be safe and have fun enjoying this beautiful gorge and waterfall! read more

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Royalston falls was a pretty hike. Not terribly long, not terribly short. In total it was probably only 3-4 miles, with the way back being mostly uphill. It was a little hard to find the entrance for it. Our GPS (Apple maps) had NO idea where to take us. Hopefully this helps you: get on route 32 and drive for a long ways. The entrance is several miles (maybe 5?) past the Tully Dam (which was also pretty) with the entrance on the right. The water there looks red and kind of dirty, but the water falls are pretty. I would recommend this hike as a moderate difficulty. The trail is hard to see at times, but just follow the river and the yellow paint markers on the trees and you'll do fine. The white markers are for a 17 mile hike, so choose wisely! Haha:) read more

THE REAL FALLS ARE HIDDEN!! went here with a couple of friends and were disappointed to only see a mini waterfall leading into a black pond. upon further investigation, we learned (by reading reviews on trip advisor) that the real, bigger falls are just past the first set of mini falls. don't let the signs deceive you!!! (there was one that said 0.2 miles to the falls, which threw us off a bit since we thought we reached them when we in fact had not). other than that- beautiful area, challenging but doable hike (some big hills), bring bug spray, proper footwear and water! read more