Wyllys Falls
Hartford County, Connecticut
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Hartford County, Connecticut
- Access status
- Partial guide: no official trail; steep unmarked descent
- The walk
- Distance not measured; a few minutes each way per visitor account
- Ground & access
- Steep, treacherous descent in wet weather; no real trail along the brook.
CTMQ parked on Spring Street near Tam Road and followed an unmarked trail that drops very steeply into the Birch Mountain Brook gorge, then walked up the brook to the falls. CTMQ notes in 2025 that the land trust no longer lists this property as trailed.
Plan your visit
Spring Street near Tam Road, unmarked path down to Birch Mountain Brook
CTMQ gives time only, not distance.
Steep, treacherous descent in wet weather; no real trail along the brook.
Where to start
Roadside on Spring Street near Tam Road, Manchester. Parking rules unverified.
Timing & water
Current trail status unverified; property no longer listed as trailed in 2025.
Before you go
No fee stated.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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