Upper Burden Falls
Rensselaer County, New York
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 26 ft (8 m)
- Location
- Rensselaer County, New York
- Ground elevation
- About 128 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Wynants Kill
- Nearby mapped access
- Unnamed parking area
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Photo credit
Photo: Henry Bellagnome from Troy, New York, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsUpper Burden Falls is mapped in Rensselaer County, New York, 1.7 miles south of Troy. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
No named land ownership record was found at this location. This does not establish whether the land is public or private.
Water & terrain
Wynants Kill is mapped within 60 metres (about 200 feet) of the waterfall. Proximity alone does not confirm which stream feeds the falls.
Ground elevation is the land’s height above sea level, not the waterfall’s drop.
Sources for these details
Nearby streams and paths: OpenStreetMap. Land names: USGS PAD-US ownership records, with planning boundaries used only where ownership has no usable name. Ground elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program.
Map records do not verify a walking route or current access conditions.
Before you make the trip
The closest mapped parking is 0.1 mi away in a straight line. This is not a walking distance.
Trail length, parking rules and current conditions have not been confirmed for this entry.
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
Lower Burden FallsRensselaer County, NY0.1 miW- Corning Cascade FallsRensselaer County, NY0.2 miW
- Lower Burden FallsPartial guide: preserve trail past several Wynantskill falls; which drop is Lower Burden Falls is not statedRensselaer County, NY0.5 miNE
- Smart's CascadeRensselaer County, NY0.6 miNE
- Upper Burden FallsPartial guide: informal urban trail; which falls carries the name Upper Burden Falls is not settledRensselaer County, NY0.6 miNE
Poesten Kill FallsPartial guide: views only; the city prohibits access into the gorge, and park overlook rules are not publishedRensselaer County, NY1.4 miNE- Piscawen FallsPartial guide: public city park; walking route to the falls not describedRensselaer County, NY3.3 miNE
Cohoes FallsViewing parks beside the falls; seasonal opening89 ft (27 m) · Albany County, NY5.9 miN
Barberville FallsShort steep preserve trail from a dedicated lotRensselaer County, NY7.7 miE