Rensselaerville Upper Falls

Albany County, New York

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Albany County, New York
Access status: Preserve trail to an upper viewing platform; free, dawn to dusk
The walk: About half a mile one way
Ground & access: Wide dirt trail, a bit steep in places, with narrow one-person footbridges. Some wet spots, roots and rocks.

Uncovering New York: Rensselaerville Falls at the Huyck Preserve

Rensselaerville Falls drops about 120 feet in three tiers on Tenmile Creek in the Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve. Uncovering New York describes walking about a tenth of a mile to a narrow footbridge below the falls, then taking the Upper Falls Trail straight ahead past the felt mill ruins. The trail is wide and a bit steep. It crosses another narrow bridge just above the crest, with a small dam to the left and a viewing platform down a few steps to the right. The Huyck Preserve prohibits swimming and climbing at the falls and asks visitors to stay on trails.

Plan your visit

Huyck Preserve Visitors' Center lot on Delaware Turnpike, Falls Trail to the footbridge over Tenmile Creek, then the Upper Falls Trail to the upper bridge and the viewing platform at the top of the falls

Uncovering New York describes the return from the upper viewing platform to the car as about a half-mile walk.

Wide dirt trail, a bit steep in places, with narrow one-person footbridges. Some wet spots, roots and rocks.

Where to start

Visitors' Center lot at 5052 Delaware Turnpike, Rensselaerville (NYFalls says the gravel lot holds 20 or more cars). The preserve says parking is limited.

Timing & water

Trails are open dawn to dusk, year-round.

Before you go

The Huyck Preserve says admission is free to hike the trails.

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

Albany County, New York.

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