Upper Burden Falls

Rensselaer County, New York

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Rensselaer County, New York
Access status: Partial guide: informal urban trail; which falls carries the name Upper Burden Falls is not settled
The walk: About half a mile one way to the upper falls
Ground & access: Dirt trail that gets muddy, with side paths up steep slopes. Stay close to the water to avoid the steeper sections.

The Wynants Kill drops through a small gorge above Burden Pond in South Troy, once the water source for the Burden Iron Company. A Walking Man 24 7 account follows an easy trail east along the pond and creek past powerhouse ruins, a first set of cascades and an 8-foot main falls, ending at the upper falls and an old pipeline where the property ends. That account does not use the name Upper Burden Falls, and other listings disagree on which falls is upper and which is lower, so the match to this listing is probable. The source advises visiting with a friend because it is an urban area.

Plan your visit

Small lot on Campbell Avenue by the Burden Pond dam, across the Mill Street bridge (Route 4), then the informal trail east along Burden Pond and the Wynants Kill past the powerhouse ruins and main falls to the upper falls and pipeline

Walking Man 24 7 says the property ends after about half a mile at the upper falls and pipeline, and describes the walk as about one mile round trip.

Dirt trail that gets muddy, with side paths up steep slopes. Stay close to the water to avoid the steeper sections.

Where to start

Small lot on the left side of Campbell Avenue near the south end of the Burden Pond dam, just off Route 4.

Timing & water

No seasonal information is given. The trail is muddy in thaw.

Before you go

No fee or reservation 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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Waterfall location

Rensselaer County, New York.

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