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Hanging Rock Falls

Ulster County, New York

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Ulster County, New York
Access status
Partial guide: informal path; land ownership and parking permission not stated
The walk
Short; distance not stated
Ground & access
Worn informal path down a hill, then rock hopping beside the creek. Rocks under normal water are slippery; caves and rock shelters along the creek.
Scenes From The Trail: Bear Hill Nature Preserve, with Hanging Rock Falls
Hanging Rock Falls, NY
Hanging Rock Falls, NY
Photo creditPhoto: S. Rae from Scotland, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hanging Rock Falls is a series of cascades on the Beer Kill in Ellenville. A visitor account describes parking at the pull-off on Cape Road, walking to the guardrail, and following a worn trail down the hill. At a junction at the bottom, go straight to reach the Beer Kill and the cascades, which run both upstream and downstream. The route description dates from 2016. Land ownership along the path and permission to park are not stated.

Plan your visit

Pull-off on Cape Road in Ellenville, worn trail down the hill from the guardrail to the Beer Kill

No distance is given. The hiker describes an extremely easy walk down a worn trail from the road to the creek.

Worn informal path down a hill, then rock hopping beside the creek. Rocks under normal water are slippery; caves and rock shelters along the creek.

Where to start

Pull-off on Cape Road near a guardrail. Whether parking here is authorized is not stated.

Timing & water

Cascades are weak in low water. American Whitewater rates the first drop Class V+ for paddlers; do not enter the water in high flow.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Waterfall location

Ulster County, New York.

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