Litte Dog Falls
Grafton County, New Hampshire
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 13 ft (4 m)
- Location
- Grafton County, New Hampshire
- Access status
- Partial guide: conservation area trails pass the falls, but the exact location on the trail is not published
- The walk
- About 1.3 miles to the pond from Smith Pond Road; exact distance to the falls not published
- Ground & access
- Forest trails, gentle from Smith Pond Road and a steady climb from Route 4A. Bridges and wet areas.
Little Dog Falls is one of two waterfalls in the Upper Valley Land Trust (UVLT) Smith Pond Shaker Forest in Enfield, with a footbridge at the falls. UVLT says the trails pass Smith Pond, Shaker-era dams and canals, and two waterfalls. From the Smith Pond Road parking, the trail is about 1.3 miles of fairly flat walking to the pond; from Route 4A the trail climbs about 2.5 miles. A full loop up to the pond and back passes both waterfalls. Trails are blazed light blue. The sources do not say exactly where on the trail the falls are.
Plan your visit
Smith Pond Shaker Forest (Upper Valley Land Trust), trail from Smith Pond Road or Route 4A to Smith Pond and the bridge at Little Dog Falls
UVLT gives about 1.3 miles of fairly flat trail from the Smith Pond Road parking to the pond and over 5 miles for the full loop past both waterfalls. No distance to Little Dog Falls itself is published.
Forest trails, gentle from Smith Pond Road and a steady climb from Route 4A. Bridges and wet areas.
Where to start
UVLT public parking at 121 Smith Pond Road (I-89 exit 15, about 0.5 miles east up Smith Pond Road), or the trailhead parking on Route 4A, about 4.1 miles from Route 4 on the right.
Timing & water
No seasonal limits are stated.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned by UVLT.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- 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, NH0.3 miNE
- Sumner FallsPartial guide: town park beside the falls; path to a viewpoint not describedWindsor County, VT12 miW
- Elizabeth FallsPartial guide: distance is an estimate and lodge parking rules are not confirmedGrafton County, NH13 miE
- Welton FallsState forest trail from AMC Cardigan Lodge; stream crossingGrafton County, NH14 miE
- Sculptured RocksShort state natural area trail to a bridge over the gorgeGrafton County, NH16 miNE
- The ChutesOrange County, VT17 miN
- Pollard Mills FallsPartial guide: private land open to visitors by the owner; parking and current permission not confirmedSullivan County, NH18 miS
- Gerry's FallsState park trail route documented; distance to the falls not statedWindsor County, VT18 miSW
- Hidden FallsWindsor County, VT19 miSW