Cascade, The is a waterfall in Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 108 feet. It lies about 3.5 miles northwest of Worcester as the crow flies.
At 108 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 24 Massachusetts waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 6th. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools.
There are 4 recorded waterfalls in Worcester County. Danforth Falls, a 6-foot cascade waterfall, is about 16.7 miles away. Vinica Brook Falls, a fan waterfall, is about 26.4 miles away. Woonsocket Falls, a dam waterfall, is about 26.6 miles away across the state line in Rhode Island.
Cascade, The is located at 42.2859° N, 71.8635° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.