Horseshoe Falls is a waterfall on Mad River in Washington County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 8 feet. It lies about 1.1 miles west of Middlesex and roughly 109.4 miles northwest of Manchester as the crow flies.
At 8 feet it is on the modest side for Vermont, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 147th of 158. The tallest single drop is 5 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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. Mad River carries 5 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 20 feet.
There are 41 recorded waterfalls in Washington County. Twin Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.5 miles away. Crossett Brook Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 3.5 miles away. Thatcher Brook Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 3.9 miles away.
Horseshoe Falls is located at 44.2976° N, 72.6995° 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 creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.