Devil's Jacuzzi

Length: 1.0 miles out-and-back

Difficulty (click for info): Beginner

Elevation Gain: 80 feet (+50 feet on return)

Rating (click for info): 4/10

Height: 2'

River: Nash Stream

Driving Directions:
Trailhead and parking area are on Nash Stream Road in Stratford, NH. (Seasonal road - check status on TrailsNH to verify gate status). To get to Nash Stream Road, take Emmerson Road from the north side of Rt. 110 in Groveton, 2.6 miles east of Rt. 3. Drive 1.4 miles and bear right onto Northside Road. Continue another 0.7 miles and turn left on to Nash Stream Road. Watch carefully for Nash Stream Road; it is unsigned. It is a gravel road across from a cemetery at a bend in the road. The small parking area is about 8 miles down the road, just after a bridge. It is on the left. You will see the Cohos Trail symbol (a mountain with the letters 'CT') on a wooden post. You will also see a camp cabin behind the parking area. Click here for a Google map.

About the Hike:
This small feature on Nash Stream called Devil's Jacuzzi hardly fits the category of a waterfall, but it's a miniature scenic delight worth walking just a little bit on the Cohos Trail in the remote vicinity of Nash Bog. The trail is directly across from the trailhead for Sugarloaf Mountain, and the icy waters of the whirlpool might even be tempting after a hike up to the peak. It's worth a quick jaunt to see a little extra scenery if you've already made the long haul down to nearly the end of Nash Stream Road.

To locate the trail, walk back down the road to the bridge you just crossed to park. On the left side, there is a sign for East Side Trail, which follows the river for a bit with a few outlooks over the water along the way. The trail soon turns uphill and climbs above the stream. At a large, pointy boulder, 0.4 miles from the road, turn left onto a spur at a sign for Devil's Jacuzzi. It leads steeply downhill through rocks to an opening. Here, three very small cascades pour over a rock into a small pool, creating a whirlpool of bubbles, hence the name 'Jacuzzi'. Above the Jacuzzi are some large boulders, which were moved downstream when a dam on Nash Bog broke in 1969.

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