Elizabeth Falls
Grafton County, New Hampshire
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Grafton County, New Hampshire
- Access status
- Partial guide: distance is an estimate and lodge parking rules are not confirmed
- The walk
- About 2 miles return, estimated
- Ground & access
- Hiking trail, then a short steep scramble down a bank. The falls are very seasonal.
Elizabeth Falls is a seasonal waterfall on Bailey Brook on the east side of Mount Cardigan. New England Waterfalls says the falls are above where the Holt Trail crosses Bailey Brook. After crossing the stream you reach the Grand Junction trail junction; the falls are down the embankment from there and may be visible from the trail. No bushwhack is needed, only a scramble down a steep bank.
Plan your visit
AMC Cardigan Lodge, Holt Trail across Bailey Brook to Grand Junction, then a scramble down the bank to Elizabeth Falls
New England Waterfalls estimates a 1.0-mile hike one way from Cardigan Lodge.
Hiking trail, then a short steep scramble down a bank. The falls are very seasonal.
Where to start
New England Waterfalls says to park at the AMC Cardigan Lodge.
Timing & water
Visit during high water; New England Waterfalls says the falls are very seasonal.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Welton FallsState forest trail from AMC Cardigan Lodge; stream crossingGrafton County, NH1.8 miNE
- Sculptured RocksShort state natural area trail to a bridge over the gorgeGrafton County, NH4.7 miNE
- Profile FallsPartial guide: authorized parking for the walk was not confirmedGrafton County, NH9.7 miSE
- Big Dog FallsPartial guide: conservation area trails pass two waterfalls, but the exact location of Big Dog Falls on the trail is not published33 ft (10 m) · Grafton County, NH12 miW
- Litte Dog FallsPartial guide: conservation area trails pass the falls, but the exact location on the trail is not published13 ft (4 m) · Grafton County, NH13 miW
- Livermore FallsPartial guide: state forest trail to a beach below the falls; view of the falls from there not confirmedGrafton County, NH15 miNE
- Waternomee FallsSigned spur off the Carr Mountain Trail; faint final sectionGrafton County, NH17 miN
- The ChutesOrange County, VT21 miNW
- Glen FallsShort town forest trail from Lake Morey RoadOrange County, VT23 miNW