Brennan Falls
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
- Access status
- Conservation reserve trail; easy walk
- The walk
- About 0.6 miles each way
- Ground & access
- Easy to moderate trail with a bridge. Rocks and boulders at the falls are very loose.
Brennan Falls is a 15 foot fanning horsetail on Brennan Brook in the Diane and John R. Schott Brennan Falls Reserve in Francestown, conservation land opened to the public in 2014. From the kiosk, follow the trail ahead, which is like an old dirt road. After 0.2 miles pass a marsh on the right; about 150 feet farther, take the left fork. About 0.2 miles below the marsh, turn right and cross a bridge over a stream, then follow the stream downstream to the falls. Return the same way, which is uphill.
Plan your visit
Trail from the Diane and John R. Schott Brennan Falls Reserve kiosk past a marsh to Brennan Falls
New England Waterfalls gives the trail length as 0.6 miles one way, with about 200 feet of descent on the way in.
Easy to moderate trail with a bridge. Rocks and boulders at the falls are very loose.
Where to start
Small trailhead with a kiosk and a sign for the reserve. From NH 47, 1.3 miles north of NH 136, turn left on Campbell Hill Road, then after 0.25 miles left on unmarked dirt Bullard Hill Road. Fork right at once, drive 0.2 miles and turn left up a short dirt road to the trailhead. Do not continue far on Bullard Hill Road, which gets rough and steep. Published trailhead coordinates: 42.998333, -71.837833.
Timing & water
Best with strong water flow, April to June.
Before you go
New England Waterfalls lists no cost.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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