Dean's Ravine Falls

Litchfield County, Connecticut

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: 49 ft (15 m)
Location: Litchfield County, Connecticut
Access status: Visitor route and parking documented; distance not measured
The walk: Short descent; distance not confirmed
Ground & access: Woodland trail descending into a ravine. Swimming not possible or prohibited.

NWCT Alphabet Hikes: Dean's Ravine Falls, June 2016

Dean's Ravine Falls drops about 50 feet on Reed Brook in Housatonic State Forest, Canaan. A 2016 hiker reached a dirt pull-off on the left about a mile up Music Mountain Road from the railroad tracks near Lime Rock Station Road. A blue-blazed trail heads down from the pull-off, descends gradually, switches back and reaches the falls. The CT DEEP backpacking map shows the blue Mohawk Trail through Dean's Ravine.

Plan your visit

Music Mountain Road parking area to Dean's Ravine Falls on the blue-blazed Mohawk Trail

The sources reviewed give no reliable walking distance. A firsthand 2016 account says the trail starts at the parking pull-off and descends to the falls.

Woodland trail descending into a ravine. Swimming not possible or prohibited.

Where to start

Dirt pull-off parking on Music Mountain Road. Older directions place a lot at the Music Mountain Road and Cream Hill Road intersection. Capacity not checked.

Timing & water

Best April to November per New England Waterfalls.

Before you go

New England Waterfalls listed it as free as of 2016. No fee found on the CT DEEP map.

Visitor information

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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Litchfield County, Connecticut.

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