There's an extraordinary bushwack from Greenbank Hollow to Morses Mill in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. The setting is a high bank over Joe's Brook, which winds through a narrow valley and over small falls and cascades. There is an old farm road of sorts that can be followed for most of the way, although exploring down by the water has it's own rewards. The banks are steep and unclimbable in sections, so caution is in order. Additionally there are a few tributaries that make lovely forest pools on the descent to the brook.
The title of this post comes from a sign on an old horse trail that joins with the road.
The bushwack runs between Greenbank Hollow at the site of the old Mill that has been uncovered and identified as an historic site in Danville. Enter the woods by the site of the old Grist Mill, following the trail. The trail ends by the water's edge and at this point you're on your own. It took me 1:15 to get to a property at Morse's Mill. Out of respect for the landowner I turned around before reaching Joe's Brook Road.
On the return, stay high to enjoy the giant boulder field and the mossy brook.
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