Georgiana Falls is a 112-foot tiered waterfall on Harvard Brook in Lincoln, Grafton County, New Hampshire, a short hike from Interstate 93. It is the upper and larger of the two main falls on the brook, reached by a steep trail beyond Lower Georgiana Falls, and is also known as Harvard Falls or Upper Georgiana Falls.
The falls
Field surveys measure three tiers totaling 112 feet. In the main 51-foot drop the brook spreads across granite before falling into a narrow gorge; at high water it fans across the cliff and can split into parallel channels. The two lower tiers sit deeper in the gorge and are only glimpsed from the trail. Earlier surveys listed 80 feet in two drops. Harvard Cascade lies about 400 feet upstream.
Getting there
The trailhead is a small pull-off at the end of Georgiana Falls Road in Lincoln. To reach the trail, take Hanson Farm Road off the west side of Route 3, roughly 0.3 miles north of I-93 exit 33, and continue straight onto Georgiana Falls Road. The path follows a gravel road and snowmobile trail under both lanes of the interstate, then an old road, before joining the brook and passing Lower Georgiana Falls. Above that the route becomes a steep, recently blazed herd path high above the gorge. The round trip spans 2.4 miles with 790 feet of gain. Located in Second Presidential State Forest and managed by New Hampshire State Parks, the trail has no fee, and dogs and snowshoeing are allowed.
When to go
Harvard Brook drains a 5.6-square-mile basin that includes Bog Eddy and Bog Pond, so the falls run all year. Flow peaks after spring snowmelt and heavy rain.
On site
The trail first reaches a view of the middle of the falls through the trees, then drops down a steep bank to a viewpoint near the base before climbing again to a view of the uppermost plunge. Two natural rock viewing platforms sit beside the water with no railings. The rock is slippery: on July 4, 2026, rescue personnel carried out a 16-year-old hiker who slipped on the Georgiana Falls Trail and hurt a leg.
History and name
An 1898 guide records that the falls were named Georgiana in 1858. Harvard students claimed an earlier discovery and called them Harvard Falls; the state geologist settled the dispute by naming the stream Harvard Brook and keeping Georgiana for the falls. The two names have been swapped ever since, and the origin of Georgiana is unknown.
Nearby
Lower Georgiana Falls is 0.4 mile downstream, and Upper Falls is about 1.4 miles away on the same brook. The Flume is about 2.1 miles away and Liberty Gorge Cascades about 2.2 miles.
Distances are straight-line.