Cold Run Waterfall
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- Partial guide: the exact drop this listing marks is not confirmed, and the Cold Run Trail is not on the park map
- The walk
- About 2.5 miles for the whole loop from Cold Run Road, per Uncovering PA
- Ground & access
- Steep switchbacks on the Canyon Vista Trail, several stream crossings, and a narrow passage through boulders. The base of the 10-foot falls needs a stream crossing off the trail.
Cold Run has a series of small waterfalls along the Cold Run Trail, a blazed horseshoe-shaped trail that leaves and rejoins the Canyon Vista Trail of Worlds End State Park and runs mostly in Loyalsock State Forest. From a pull-off on Cold Run Road, step down the bank to the Canyon Vista Trail, pass the first Cold Run Trail junction, and descend switchbacks to the second marked junction. Take the yellow-blazed Cold Run Trail past Cold Run Vista and down to Cold Run, then upstream about half a mile past a 10-foot falls, the confluence of two branches, and the tallest falls of about 20 feet, seen from above. The trail returns past a rock maze to the Canyon Vista Trail. This listing's point is on the upper part of Cold Run; which of the drops it marks is not confirmed.
Plan your visit
Cold Run Road pull-off, down to the Canyon Vista Trail, then the yellow-blazed Cold Run Trail loop upstream along Cold Run
Uncovering PA gives roughly 2.5 miles for the loop from a Cold Run Road pull-off: the Canyon Vista Trail, the 1.5-mile Cold Run Trail, and back. Starting at Worlds End Overlook adds about 1.5 miles.
Steep switchbacks on the Canyon Vista Trail, several stream crossings, and a narrow passage through boulders. The base of the 10-foot falls needs a stream crossing off the trail.
Where to start
Roadside pull-offs on Cold Run Road near Worlds End Overlook. Uncovering PA parked at 41.464817, -76.562800 and stepped down a short bank to the Canyon Vista Trail. Parking at Worlds End Overlook avoids the off-trail step.
Timing & water
The small falls are best in high water.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
- Uncovering PA: Cold Run Trail in Worlds End State Park
- Uncovering PA: Cold Run Trail in Worlds End State Park
- Uncovering PA: Cold Run Trail in Worlds End State Park
- Uncovering PA: Cold Run Trail in Worlds End State Park
- Uncovering PA: Cold Run Trail in Worlds End State Park
- PA Bucket List: 10 Must-See Waterfalls Near Worlds End State Park
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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- Armstrong-Rode FallsPartial guide: source route uses an off-trail creek section; listing name differs from the source name10 ft (3 m) · Sullivan County, PA3.9 miW
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