Hitchcock Fall

Coos County, New Hampshire

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Coos County, New Hampshire
Access status: Club-maintained forest trail
The walk: About 2 miles return
Ground & access: Moderate climb to Coosauk Fall, then a narrow, steep, often muddy trail to Hitchcock Fall. Boulders around the falls.

New England Waterfalls: Falls on the Howker Ridge Trail

Follow the combined Howker Ridge Trail and Randolph Path through a field into the forest. At about 0.1 miles, go left on Howker Ridge Trail and cross an old logging road. Pass Stairs Fall across the brook and Coosauk Fall at about 0.7 miles. Just past Coosauk Fall fork left on Howker Ridge Trail, and about 0.1 miles farther fork left again where the Kelton Trail goes right. Hitchcock Fall is a few minutes ahead. Return the same way.

Plan your visit

Randolph East trailhead on Dolly Copp Road (Pinkham B Road) near US 2, Howker Ridge Trail past Stairs Fall and Coosauk Fall to Hitchcock Fall

The Randolph Mountain Club lists the Bumpus Brook walk to Stairs, Coosauk and Hitchcock Falls as 2.0 miles round trip.

Moderate climb to Coosauk Fall, then a narrow, steep, often muddy trail to Hitchcock Fall. Boulders around the falls.

Where to start

Forest Service trailhead parking on Dolly Copp Road about 0.1 miles south of US 2 in Randolph. Look for the Forest Service hiker sign; the larger lot for the Presidential Range Rail Trail is a different lot.

Timing & water

No closure is stated by the sources.

Before you go

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

Visitor information

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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Coos County, New Hampshire.

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