Gordon Falls

Grafton County, New Hampshire

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Grafton County, New Hampshire
Access status: Partial: falls on a mountain trail; lower trailhead parking blocked; distance to the falls not stated
The walk: About 3.2 miles one way to Gordon Pond, plus a short descent to the falls
Ground & access: Mountain trail with steep sections. Gordon Pond Trail has a reputation for being poorly marked, wet and muddy. Reaching the base of the falls may need a short bushwhack.

Gordon Pond Trail passes Gordon Falls just below Gordon Pond. The lower Gordon Pond trailhead off NH 112 near Woodstock is at the end of Mountain Side Road, but parking there has been blocked and cars are towed. A route that avoids it is the Kinsman Ridge Trail from the Beaver Brook trailhead at Kinsman Notch to Gordon Pond, then a short way down Gordon Pond Trail to the falls.

Plan your visit

Beaver Brook trailhead at Kinsman Notch on NH 112, Kinsman Ridge Trail (Appalachian Trail) to Gordon Pond, then down Gordon Pond Trail to the falls

Section Hiker gives 3.2 miles on the Kinsman Ridge Trail between Gordon Pond and the Beaver Brook trailhead. The distance from the pond down to the falls is not stated.

Mountain trail with steep sections. Gordon Pond Trail has a reputation for being poorly marked, wet and muddy. Reaching the base of the falls may need a short bushwhack.

Where to start

Beaver Brook trailhead on NH 112 at Kinsman Notch. Do not park at the Gordon Pond trailhead area off Mountain Side Road; rocks block the old parking and towing is reported.

Timing & water

The route description dates from 2020. No closure is stated by the sources.

Before you go

White Mountain National Forest. No fee is stated by the sources.

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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Grafton County, New Hampshire.

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