Big Brook flows through the Keene corridor — one of several tributary streams feeding the East Branch of the Ausable, though this one lacks the pooled-up swimming holes or waterfall destinations that pull hikers off NY-73. The name appears on USGS quads and old property maps, but there's no formal trailhead or DEC signage pointing to public access, and the stream itself runs through a mix of private land and state forest easements that shift by parcel. If you're tracing headwaters or walking the Ausable watershed on principle, it's there — but most paddlers and anglers stick to the main stem or the better-documented feeder brooks with established pull-offs. Check current land status before walking in.
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