Talcott Ravine

Tolland County, Connecticut

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Tolland County, Connecticut
Access status: Partial guide: trailhead and trail described; distance and upper-trail details not confirmed
The walk: Distance not confirmed
Ground & access: Flat path, then a narrow ledge or a steep up-and-down upper trail. Not suited to unsteady walkers.

CTMQ: Talcott Ravine, Northern Connecticut Land Trust

Talcott Ravine is a 26-acre Northern Connecticut Land Trust preserve in Vernon. From the large parking area at the Main Street cul-de-sac, the trail is first paved and flat beside Talcottville Pond, then follows the Tankerhoosen River. At a split, the river trail narrows to a ledge between cliff and river; CTMQ turned back there with a child. The upper trail goes over the cliffs and steeply down to the falls, which are an old mill dam near the Ackerly Mill ruins at Dobson Road.

Plan your visit

Northern Connecticut Land Trust trailhead at the Main Street cul-de-sac in Talcottville, trail along the Tankerhoosen River to the dam falls at Dobson Road

The sources reviewed give no reliable walking distance to the falls. CTMQ describes a loop that returns by road walk and the rail trail.

Flat path, then a narrow ledge or a steep up-and-down upper trail. Not suited to unsteady walkers.

Where to start

Large parking area at the Main Street cul-de-sac off CT 83 in Talcottville. CTMQ does not recommend parking off Dobson Road.

Timing & water

Not confirmed. The falls are on a river and a dam, so they flow most of the year.

Before you go

No fee mentioned. Land trust preserve.

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

Tolland County, Connecticut.

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