▁w ilder ness ▁area ▁at ▁Str at ton ▁P ond , ▁crossing ▁its ▁eastern ▁fl ank ▁from ▁south ▁to ▁north . ▁The ▁w ilder ness ▁is ▁travers ed ▁by ▁several ▁other ▁h ik ing ▁tra ils ▁including ▁the ▁Branch ▁P ond ▁Tra il ▁and ▁the ▁L ye ▁Brook ▁Tra il . ▁The ▁latter ▁leads ▁to ▁L ye ▁Brook ▁F alls , ▁a ▁water fall ▁ ▁high , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁water falls ▁in ▁Verm ont . ▁ ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁L ye ▁Brook ▁W ilder ness ▁is ▁for ested ▁with ▁northern ▁hard wood s ▁such ▁as ▁bir ch , ▁be ech , ▁and ▁map le ▁trees , ▁though ▁some ▁thick ets ▁of ▁small ▁spr uce ▁dot ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁well . ▁A ▁variety ▁of ▁wild life ▁inhab it ▁the ▁area , ▁including ▁black ▁bear , ▁mo ose , ▁de er , ▁p ine ▁m arten , ▁b ob cat , ▁and ▁various ▁bird ▁species . ▁H ik ers ▁have ▁observed ▁over ▁ 8 0   species ▁of ▁animals , ▁plants , ▁and ▁fung i . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁largest ▁w ilder ness ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁w ilder ness ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁National ▁W ilder ness ▁Pres ervation ▁System ▁ ▁W ilder ness ▁Act ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Verm ont W ilder ness . org ▁ ▁Category : W ilder ness ▁Are as ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁Category : Str at ton , ▁Verm ont ▁Category