Indian Ladders is a hike I went on once with the Appalachian Mountain
Club and I tried to go on it again but what I thought was it was not and
we only hit one waterfall. Very few people know this trail where you
hit Tumbling Waters waterfall, Upper Indian Ladders waterfall, and Lower
Indian Ladders waterfalls. I remember parking by the Mile 10 marker
off of Rt. 209 between Bushkill and Dingman's Ferry and entering with
the group into a forest area.
The
hike started out along a stream and went upwards into the Pennsylvania
forest. We got glimpses of small waterfalls along the way.
We walked up a bunch of hand made stairwells.
Lizards, newts, and skinks along the way. Also fungus - lots of different colored mushrooms.
First waterfall we hit was Tumbling Waters that we saw between the trees till we got closer.
Tumbling Waters.
Then we walked further and hit Indian Ladders Upper and then Lower Falls.
I
remember when I first saw the Upper Falls thinking this must be the
Mother of all Falls, but I've been to waterfalls in NC now and they are
just as equal in majesty.
This
is one of the more scenic PA hikes I've been on. I know that at some
point we had to use a rope to descend part of the trail because it was
steep, so you want to have some hiking experience behind you before you
go on this trail. I went on this hike back in August 2011, so you may
want to check road conditions after the past couple hurricane seasons
the Northeast has had and plan accordingly.
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