Middle Falls

Washington County, New York

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Washington County, New York
Access status: View from the NY 29 bridge; public river-access lot
The walk: A short walk from the river-access lot to the middle of the highway bridge
Ground & access: Road bridge over the river; take care beside highway traffic. The trail from the lot to the water is short.

Washington County NY blog: After the Falls

Middle Falls is a drop of about 15 feet on the Batten Kill in the hamlet of Middle Falls, just below a hydro dam and the NY 29 bridge. The falls cannot be seen from a car. Walk to the middle of the highway bridge to look down on the falls and rock formations. A short trail from the hydro river-access lot also leads to a gravel beach downstream. The power plant borders one bank and private property the other.

Plan your visit

Battenkill river-access parking on the south side of the NY 29 bridge in Middle Falls, then a short walk up to the middle of the bridge

No source gives a distance. Northern New York Waterfalls lists the walk from roadside parking at the bridge as 1 minute.

Road bridge over the river; take care beside highway traffic. The trail from the lot to the water is short.

Where to start

River-access lot on the south (Easton) side of the river, off NY 29 at the bridge, on the lane toward the Battenkill Country Club. The lot descent is rough. A visitor account says the Battenkill Conservancy and Boralex, the hydro operator, made it a public access marked by a Corridor Connection sign. Northern New York Waterfalls describes roadside parking at the bridge.

Timing & water

Flow depends on the hydro dam upstream.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

Visitor information

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More waterfalls nearby

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

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Washington County, New York.

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