Sheep Falls

Fairfield County, Connecticut

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Fairfield County, Connecticut
Access status: Published trail route documented; location match probable; parking rules unconfirmed
The walk: About 0.2 miles each way, about 0.4 miles return
Ground & access: Easy. About 35 feet of descent. Trails are narrow and rocky in places.

Sheep Falls is a 3-foot punchbowl on Barretts Brook in the northeast corner of Wilton Town Forest. Walk 30 feet down the private driveway at the end of the Pin Oak Lane cul-de-sac to the Town Forest Park sign on the right. Take the trail 30 feet and fork right on the yellow trail. After 0.1 mile, at the brook and two bridges, turn left on the blue trail downstream. After 300 feet turn right on the orange trail; the falls are about 50 feet on. The published waterfall position is about 560 meters from this listing's location, so the match is not certain.

Plan your visit

Pin Oak Lane cul-de-sac to Sheep Falls in Wilton Town Forest

New England Waterfalls gives 0.2 mile one way. The return figure is derived by doubling it.

Easy. About 35 feet of descent. Trails are narrow and rocky in places.

Where to start

Cul-de-sac at the end of Pin Oak Lane, off Indian Hill Road. The path starts down a private driveway; parking rules at the cul-de-sac are not confirmed.

Timing & water

The source recommends April to November.

Before you go

Town open space. The source listed no cost to visit (as of 2016).

Visitor information

Visit sources

More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Fairfield County, Connecticut.

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