Attempted to reach the Lower Falls section of the waterfall, but the snow was too deep to trust hiking down and along the creek. I made it to the large boulder that sits alongside Fall Brook before heading back uphill and back to the overlook view of Fall Brook Falls. The recent snowfall was powdery and approximately 6+ inches deep, in addition to the layers of ice and snow beneath. Traversing up Fall Brook under these conditions did not seem smart.
Hiked half-way to Darling Run Falls before turning back. The ice in the creek did not appear to be strong enough to trust hiking upstream all the way to the waterfall. Along the hike upstream I found an old foundation of what I assume used to be a home or camp. This old foundation is located on the north side of Darling Run creek less than 0.1-miles from the Pine Creek Trail. Instead of attempting to reach the waterfall by hiking upstream further, I drove to Copp Hollow Rd in Wellsboro and hiked through the woods and down the narrow spine of a hill to reach a viewpoint of the waterfall.
Hiked the Big A Trail, but skipped out on the western side of the loop. Had a great views of York and Ogunquit to the east along with the White Mountains to the north from various points on the trail.
The trail was snow-covered with ice below. Plenty of snow packed down from previous hikers. Without ice spikes, the waterfall is only accessible from the trail with the railing during this time of year.
Took a short walk along the WRT from the Barbour Rock Trail to get photos of Pine Creek Gorge with the Lone Pine during the first snowfall of 2020 that stuck to the trees. Beautiful quiet and secluded mid-week hike.