Upper Falls
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Access status
- Official trailhead and trail documented; exact upper drop not confirmed
- The walk
- Under 2.1 miles one way
- Ground & access
- Steep, strenuous trail. Almost 1000 feet of climbing in just over a mile above the base of the falls, per Berkshires Outside. Slippery rock at brook crossings.
Start on the Race Brook Trail in Mount Everett State Reservation. The Lower Falls Trail branches right to the base of the lowest falls, about half a mile from the trailhead. Keep left on the Race Brook Trail to climb past the higher sections of the falls. The guidebook author describes five sets of falls and says the highest one needs a short bushwhack. Which of the upper drops this falls is has not been confirmed.
Plan your visit
Race Brook trailhead on Route 41 (142 East St.) up the Race Brook Trail past the falls
New England Waterfalls places the Race Brook Trail junction with the Appalachian Trail about 2.1 miles from parking; the falls are below that junction. Berkshires Outside gives about half a mile to the lower falls base. The distance to the exact upper drop is not published.
Steep, strenuous trail. Almost 1000 feet of climbing in just over a mile above the base of the falls, per Berkshires Outside. Slippery rock at brook crossings.
Where to start
Free DCR trailhead lot with an information kiosk at 142 East St. (off Route 41), Sheffield. Berkshires Outside says South Undermountain Road lies to the left of the lot.
Timing & water
The guidebook author recommends May to October. Flow depends on mountain runoff.
Before you go
Free, per Berkshires Outside. Dogs allowed on leash.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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