Dividend Falls
Hartford County, Connecticut
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Hartford County, Connecticut
- Access status
- Short path from trailhead parking documented
- The walk
- Less than 0.1 mile one way
- Ground & access
- Semi-smooth dirt path or rock steps, about 40 feet down. Climbing beside the falls is optional and uneven.
The falls are partly visible from the parking area at Dividend Pond Open Space in Rocky Hill. Reach the base by a rock staircase in front of the lot or by a white-blazed dirt path that curves down to the river.
Plan your visit
Old Forge Road trailhead to the base of Dividend Falls
New England Waterfalls gives the trail length as less than 0.1 mile, with a 40-foot descent.
Semi-smooth dirt path or rock steps, about 40 feet down. Climbing beside the falls is optional and uneven.
Where to start
Large trailhead lot on the right side of Old Forge Road, 0.5 mile east of CT 99.
Timing & water
Source suggests April to November. Current conditions unverified.
Before you go
Free as of 2017 per source.
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