Cold Stream Falls
Somerset County, Maine
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Somerset County, Maine
- Access status
- Public land trail with logging-road access
- The walk
- About 1.2 miles one way, about 2.4 miles return
- Ground & access
- Moderate. Rocky with roots, especially early on, then a more even natural surface.
Cold Stream Falls is a small waterfall with a plunge pool on Cold Stream in the state-owned Cold Stream Forest Public Land between The Forks and Jackman. From the trailhead on Mountain Brook Road, the blue-blazed trail drops toward the stream, then runs roughly parallel to it and levels out before reaching the falls in a deepening ravine. Return by the same trail.
Plan your visit
Small clearing on Mountain Brook Road, Cold Stream Forest Public Land, via the blue-blazed Cold Stream Falls Trail
Maine Trail Finder lists the trail as 1.20 miles one way and says to return the same way. The return figure is derived.
Moderate. Rocky with roots, especially early on, then a more even natural surface.
Where to start
From US-201 between The Forks and Jackman, turn east onto the Capital Road, a gravel logging road just north of the West Forks line. Within a mile, cross the Cold Stream bridge and turn left onto Mountain Brook Road. Drive roughly a mile north to a small clearing on the west side of the road and park there.
Timing & water
Access is by gravel logging roads; watch for trucks. No seasonal closure was stated in the sources read.
Before you go
No fee, per Maine Trail Finder. Pets permitted.
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