Brickett Falls
Carroll County, New Hampshire
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Carroll County, New Hampshire
- Access status
- National forest trail from a small roadside trailhead
- The walk
- About 2 miles return
- Ground & access
- Gentle trail along the brook, then informal side paths to ledges and pools. Ledges are slippery when wet. The Forest Service says the trail starts on private land.
Brickett Falls is a 60-foot series of short horsetails, slides and pools on Mill Brook in White Mountain National Forest. From NH 113, walk up the grassy lane to the Mt. Meader Trail. The first part is like a road walk. At about 1 mile, a spur path leads to the falls; side paths reach the pools.
Plan your visit
Mt. Meader Trailhead on NH 113 in Chatham, Mt. Meader Trail and spur path to Brickett Falls
SectionHiker says the spur path to Brickett Falls is about 1.0 mile up the Mt. Meader Trail.
Gentle trail along the brook, then informal side paths to ledges and pools. Ledges are slippery when wet. The Forest Service says the trail starts on private land.
Where to start
Limited roadside parking on the west side of NH 113 in Chatham, 0.5 miles north of the Baldface Circle Trail parking. The Forest Service asks hikers not to block the trail entrance, which is on private land. The trail sign is easy to miss.
Timing & water
New England Waterfalls recommends spring high water for photographs.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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