Tartia Falls
Middlesex County, Connecticut
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 20 ft (6 m)
- Location
- Middlesex County, Connecticut
- Access status
- Partial guide: roadside view only; shoulder parking status unverified; upper falls private
- The walk
- Roadside view
- Ground & access
- Roadside. Tartia Road and the Wopowog Road approach include dirt, gravel and rutted sections.
Tartia Falls, also called Engel Falls, is a 25-foot series of drops on Safstrom Brook that continue down to the Tartia Road bridge in East Hampton. Part of the falls can be seen while standing at the side of the road. View from the road only.
Plan your visit
Tartia Road roadside view of Tartia (Engel) Falls at the bridge
The lower falls can be seen from the side of Tartia Road. No walk is needed; the upper falls are on private land and are not included.
Roadside. Tartia Road and the Wopowog Road approach include dirt, gravel and rutted sections.
Where to start
A 2017 visitor describes a tiny dirt shoulder next to the bridge near 218 Tartia Road, free and unsigned. Whether parking there is permitted today is not confirmed. Do not block the road.
Timing & water
Best after rain, per the 2017 visitor. Current conditions unknown.
Before you go
No fee stated.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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