Knife Shop Falls

Litchfield County, Connecticut

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Litchfield County, Connecticut
Access status: Parking and informal paths described; exact drop not confirmed; no marked trail
The walk: The drops are spread over about a quarter mile of brook
Ground & access: Unmarked informal paths, steep in places down to the lower falls. Old foundations and iron pipes on the slopes.

Nissear: Knife Shop Falls, Litchfield, CT (with 2018 Hartford Courant article)

Knife Shop Falls are a set of drops on Humaston Brook in Humaston Brook State Park, next to the ruins of the Northfield Knife Company. Upper and middle falls are close together; the lower falls are harder to reach, past a large boulder and down into the valley. There are no marked trails around the falls, but a visitor article says the paths are easy to follow. Which drop this listing is has not been confirmed.

Plan your visit

Knife Shop Road and Newton Road parking to the falls on Humaston Brook below Northfield Pond dam

The 2018 article says the waterfalls lie in the span of about a quarter mile. No measured walking distance from the parking area is published.

Unmarked informal paths, steep in places down to the lower falls. Old foundations and iron pipes on the slopes.

Where to start

Small parking area at the junction of Knife Shop Road and Newton Road, off Route 254 in the Northfield section of Litchfield.

Timing & water

Best when Humaston Brook runs high in spring. Current trail conditions were not checked.

Before you go

State park. No fee or reservation is mentioned in the sources read.

Visitor information

Visit sources

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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