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Cascade

Hartford County, Connecticut

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Hartford County, Connecticut
Access status
Published trail route and roadside parking documented
The walk
About 0.75 miles each way, about 1.5 miles return
Ground & access
Moderate. The source lists about 30 feet up and 100 feet down. Parts of the path are on a narrow, eroding slope that is slippery when wet or icy.
New England Waterfalls: Flat Brook Falls

This point matches Flat Brook Falls, an 18-foot set of cascades on a tributary of Flat Brook in Glastonbury. Start where the blue-blazed Shenipsit Trail crosses Imperial Drive and hike downstream on the opposite side of the road. After about 0.4 mile cross a seasonal stream, continue 0.1 mile, then turn left onto a white-and-blue blazed trail. The falls are on the right after about 0.1 mile. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Imperial Drive crossing of the Shenipsit Trail to Flat Brook Falls

New England Waterfalls gives a trail length of 0.75 mile one way. The return figure is derived by doubling it.

Moderate. The source lists about 30 feet up and 100 feet down. Parts of the path are on a narrow, eroding slope that is slippery when wet or icy.

Where to start

Roadside parking on Imperial Drive near the Shenipsit Trail crossing, 0.2 mile from Marlborough Road. The source says this is a somewhat busy residential street and suggests the start of Empress Road as another place to park. There is no parking lot at this start.

Timing & water

Best in April and May when the small tributary has water. Current trail conditions were not checked.

Before you go

The source listed no cost to visit (as of 2016). No reservation is mentioned.

Visitor information
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Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Hartford County, Connecticut.

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