Vernooy Kill Falls

Ulster County, New York

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height: Not recorded
Location: Ulster County, New York
Access status: Partial guide: marked DEC trail to the main falls; the exact drop this listing marks is uncertain
The walk: 1.78 miles each way
Ground & access: Rocky old woods road with a steep first climb and two creek crossings; can be wet after rain. Timber rattlesnakes live in the area.

Vernooy Kill Falls drops about 50 to 60 feet over a series of sandstone ledges and pools in the DEC Sundown Wild Forest, Town of Rochester. From the Upper Cherrytown Road lot, cross the road to the trail, which first climbs a steep hill on an old woods road, crosses two creeks, and continues to a wooden footbridge over the Vernooy Kill in the middle of the falls. A stone wall from an old mill stands beside the stream below the falls. Return the same way. This guide leads to the main falls; whether this listing marks a different drop nearer the road is not known.

Plan your visit

DEC Sundown Wild Forest parking on Upper Cherrytown Road, across the road and up the marked trail on an old woods road to Vernooy Kill Falls

Catskill Mountaineer gives 1.78 miles one way and 3.56 miles round trip from the Upper Cherrytown Road lot. Hudson Valley One gives 1.8 miles each way.

Rocky old woods road with a steep first climb and two creek crossings; can be wet after rain. Timber rattlesnakes live in the area.

Where to start

DEC parking area on Upper Cherrytown Road, about 3.2 miles from Cherrytown Road; holds about 40 cars, any vehicle, plowed in winter. DEC gives the trailhead at 41.871867, -74.369789.

Timing & water

The Upper Cherrytown lot is plowed in winter. The trail is also a snowmobile and horse trail.

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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Waterfall location

Ulster County, New York.

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