Whittier Falls
Carroll County, New Hampshire
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Carroll County, New Hampshire
- Access status
- Partial guide: LRCT lists closed trail sections near the Brook Walk whose exact location was not confirmed
- The walk
- Shannon Brook Trail 1.4 miles to the Shannon Pond Kiosk area; the Brook Walk itself is 0.5 miles
- Ground & access
- Wide woods road on Shannon Brook Trail. The Brook Walk is a narrow path with a steep descent and a steep 0.2-mile climb at the lower end, footbridges and a boardwalk.
Cross Route 171 from the Lower Trailhead Kiosk parking and follow the wide Shannon Brook Trail uphill beside Shannon Brook. The Brook Walk leaves Shannon Brook Trail near a snowmobile bridge and passes seven signed waterfalls between a lower bridge and an upper bridge below Shannon Pond. A 2024 trip report numbers Whittier Falls as fall 3 of 7, counting down from the upper bridge, with Fall of Song (number 7) at the lower end. Return the same way, or make a loop on the estate trails.
Plan your visit
Lower Trailhead Kiosk on Route 171, Shannon Brook Trail to the Brook Walk, then up the Brook Walk to Whittier Falls (fall number 3)
The trail kiosk text gives 1.4 miles for Shannon Brook Trail from the Lower Trailhead Kiosk to the Shannon Pond Kiosk area, and 0.3 miles of descent past seven waterfalls plus a 0.2-mile climb for the Brook Walk. No source gives the exact distance to Whittier Falls.
Wide woods road on Shannon Brook Trail. The Brook Walk is a narrow path with a steep descent and a steep 0.2-mile climb at the lower end, footbridges and a boardwalk.
Where to start
Lower Trailhead Kiosk parking area on Route 171 (Old Mountain Road) in Moultonborough; the trail starts across the road. Lakes Region Conservation Trust trails are open free of charge from sunrise to sunset.
Timing & water
Trailspotting says the Brook Walk stays open year-round while many Lakes Region trails close in mud season. Flow is strongest in spring runoff. LRCT lists closed trail sections near the Brook Walk, including a section of the Shannon Brook Trail; check the LRCT property page before you go. The other Brook Walk guides start from the hiker parking at the top of Ossipee Park Road.
Before you go
No fee for the trails, per the Lakes Region Conservation Trust kiosk text. Open sunrise to sunset.
Visitor informationVisit sources
- Civilized Hiking: Shannon Brook, Brook Walk, Faraway Mtn. Trail (Castle in the Clouds)
- Civilized Hiking: Shannon Brook, Brook Walk, Faraway Mtn. Trail (Castle in the Clouds)
- Civilized Hiking: Shannon Brook, Brook Walk, Faraway Mtn. Trail (Castle in the Clouds)
- Trailspotting: Brook Walk Falls, Moultonborough NH
- Islands: Castle in the Clouds trails and waterfalls
- Lakes Region Conservation Trust: Castle in the Clouds Conservation Area
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Twin FallsPartial guide: LRCT lists a closed trail section near the Brook Walk whose exact location was not confirmedCarroll County, NH0.0 miNW
- The CascadesPartial guide: conservation area trail; the name The Cascades is not used by the sourcesCarroll County, NH0.1 miSE
- Roaring FallsPartial guide: LRCT lists a closed trail section near the Brook Walk whose exact location was not confirmedCarroll County, NH0.1 miNW
- Emerald Pool FallsPartial guide: LRCT lists a closed trail section near the Brook Walk whose exact location was not confirmedCarroll County, NH0.2 miSE
- Bridal Veil FallsPartial guide: LRCT lists a closed trail section near the Brook Walk whose exact location was not confirmedCarroll County, NH0.3 miS
- Falls of SongPartial guide: LRCT lists a closed trail section near the Brook Walk whose exact location was not confirmed50 ft (15.2 m) · Carroll County, NH0.3 miS
- Lower FallsPartial: town park trail; this listing is probably the lower Beede fallsCarroll County, NH11 miNW
- Beede FallsRoute and parking researchedCarroll County, NH11 miNW
- Lower FallsCarroll County, NH13 miNW