Little Hellgate

Coos County, New Hampshire

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Coos County, New Hampshire
Access status: Built trail off remote logging roads; public welcome
The walk: About 1 mile return on the falls trail, plus 0.2 miles each way on the snowmobile road
Ground & access: Built trail with log stairs; very steep near the falls.

Park at the snowmobile trail junction and walk down Skillings Gore Road (snowmobile trail) on the left. Cross the bridge over Rowell Brook and walk 0.2 miles to the trailhead on the left, just before the bridge over Hellgate Brook. The built trail has log stairs and benches and a picnic table overlooking the 40-foot falls. The section into the falls is very steep.

Plan your visit

Cedar Stream Road parking at snowmobile trail #137, walk Skillings Gore Road over Rowell Brook to the Little Hellgate Falls trail

Trail Finder lists the falls trail as 1.00 mile round trip and the walk from parking to the trailhead as 0.2 miles.

Built trail with log stairs; very steep near the falls.

Where to start

Side of Cedar Stream Road at the kiosk for snowmobile trails #20 and #137, 0.5 miles past the second camp. From US 3 north of Pittsburg: Magalloway Road 3 miles, Buckhorn Road 3.5 miles, then straight on Cedar Stream Road 2.4 miles. Long dirt logging roads.

Timing & water

No closure is stated by the sources. Logging roads may be rough.

Before you go

No fee. New England Waterfalls describes the land as private with the public welcome; Trail Finder lists NH State Parks as trail manager.

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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