Walter - Newton Loop

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Features Historical Significance · River/Creek · Views · Waterfall · Wildlife

This is a short, easy hike that goes up to Rainbow Falls.

There isn't a fee for parking, but the parking area is limited to only a few cars at a time.

This trail starts off Cummings Hill Road and heads westward, following the Ruth Walter Trail. It travels along the southern edge of the marsh as it makes it way to the falls. It reaches a nice little cove below Rainbow Falls, where there's a few benches. The trail continues (over a small footbridge) and follows the Newton Trail. It passes by a few viewpoints, overlooking the marsh. The trail hugs the northern edge of the marsh as it makes it way to the parking area.

Flora: Alders, Blue-Bead Lily, Starflower, Fringed Polygala, Bugle, Dandelions, Dewberries, Honeysuckle.
Fauna: Chipmunks, Mosquitoes, Flies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Bumblebees.

This trail passes by Old Stagecoach Road, which (as the name suggests) was probably an old road.