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Horseshoe Mines Falls

Ulster County, New York

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Ulster County, New York
Access status
Short unmarked path and roadside parking documented
The walk
About 100 yards one way from the railroad bed
Ground & access
Short, easy, unmarked path. The mine opening below the falls is hazardous.
Uncovering New York: Horseshoe Mine Falls

Take US 209 to Spring Glen, turn east on Old Mountain Road and immediately left on Lewis Road. Drive about 0.8 miles, past Spring Glen Campground, to an old stone bridge over a small stream on the right; pull over just past it on the left. Walk up to the old railroad bed to the left of the stream and bridge, cross the bed without crossing the bridge, and follow the unmarked path upstream, keeping the stream on your right as you walk upstream. The 60- to 70-foot falls end in a drop over the opening of an old mine tunnel. Enter the mine only at your own risk.

Plan your visit

Lewis Road shoulder past Spring Glen Campground, old railroad bed beside a stone bridge, then a path upstream to Horseshoe Mine Falls

Uncovering New York gives about 100 yards of easy hiking from the old railroad bed to the base of the falls.

Short, easy, unmarked path. The mine opening below the falls is hazardous.

Where to start

Gravel shoulder on Lewis Road, room for a couple of cars on the left just past the stone bridge (Uncovering New York coordinates 41.668821, -74.415853). There are no signs for the falls.

Timing & water

Flow is best in snowmelt and after rain.

Before you go

NYFalls places the falls in Shawangunk Ridge State 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

Ulster County, New York.

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