Falls Brook Falls

Hartford County, Connecticut

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Hartford County, Connecticut
Access status: Published trail documented; upper or lower drop not confirmed; lower drop outside state forest
The walk: Falls Brook Trail is 1.5 miles including the loop; the falls are near the southern end of the loop
Ground & access: Rocky trail along a steep hillside with several brook crossings without bridges. CFPA says spring thaws or heavy rain can make the brook crossing impassable. The path down to the falls is steep and loose.

Connecticut Forest and Park Association: Falls Brook Trail

Falls Brook Falls, CT
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Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Falls Brook Trail is a short blue-blazed hiking trail in northern Tunxis State Forest. From Route 20, walk about a quarter mile down to where the trail splits into a loop. A 2009 visitor account describes taking the southern side of the loop down toward the reservoir; the falls are beside the trail near the southern tip of the loop, by a sign marked Viewpoint. A rough path goes down the rocks to view the upper falls. A second, taller drop downstream sits just outside the state forest. It is not confirmed which of the two drops this listing is.

Plan your visit

Route 20 trailhead to Falls Brook Falls on the CFPA Falls Brook Trail

CFPA gives a trail length of 1.5 miles: about a quarter mile to the loop, then a 1.1-mile lollipop loop. CTMQ lists the outing as 1.7 miles. No separate distance to the falls is published.

Rocky trail along a steep hillside with several brook crossings without bridges. CFPA says spring thaws or heavy rain can make the brook crossing impassable. The path down to the falls is steep and loose.

Where to start

Small trailhead on Route 20 (Morrison Hill Road) in Hartland, marked by a blue oval sign. A visitor account says there is no paved pull-off and parking is difficult when snow lines the shoulder.

Timing & water

CFPA warns that the brook crossing can be impassable after spring thaws or heavy rain. The waterfalls can run low in late summer.

Before you go

State forest. No fee or reservation is mentioned. Hunting is allowed in the forest; wear orange in season.

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

Hartford County, Connecticut.

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