Second Falls
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 8 ft (2.3 m)
- Location
- Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
- Access status
- Partial guide: off-trail scramble above the First Falls
- The walk
- About 1.4 miles to the First Falls, then a short off-trail climb around it
- Ground & access
- Flat rail grade, then rough unmarked ground and a steep off-trail climb around the First Falls.
The Second Falls is a 6 to 7 foot drop on Dutchmans Run between the larger First and Third Falls in the McIntyre Wild Area. Follow the route to the First Falls: the old railroad grade north from the DCNR lot in Ralston to Dutchmans Run, then upstream about 150 yards. To get above the First Falls, the visitor account suggests staying on the left bank (facing downstream), backtracking slightly, climbing up and around, and coming back down the bank above the falls. This partial guide relies on one visitor account; the approach above the First Falls is an off-trail scramble.
Plan your visit
DCNR parking lot in Ralston, the old railroad grade to Dutchmans Run, the First Falls, then up and around it to the Second Falls
PA Bucket List puts the first falls at 1.4 miles from the Ralston lot. The Second Falls is a short distance upstream, reached off-trail; no separate distance is given.
Flat rail grade, then rough unmarked ground and a steep off-trail climb around the First Falls.
Where to start
DCNR parking lot on Thompson Street at the eastern edge of Ralston, just across the bridge over Lycoming Creek; PA Bucket List gives 41.507155, -76.951134.
Timing & water
No seasonal closure is stated. Ice makes the climb around the First Falls hazardous in winter.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
- PA Bucket List: Exploring Dutchmans Run Falls in McIntyre Wild Area
- PA Bucket List: Exploring Abbott Run Falls in the McIntyre Wild Area
- PA Bucket List: Exploring Abbott Run Falls in the McIntyre Wild Area
- PA Bucket List: Exploring Dutchmans Run Falls in McIntyre Wild Area
- PA Bucket List: Exploring Dutchmans Run Falls in McIntyre Wild Area
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- First FallsPartial guide: last stretch follows the stream without a marked trail33 ft (10 m) · Lycoming County, PA0.1 miSW
- Third FallsPartial guide: off-trail scramble in a narrow gorge21 ft (6.3 m) · Lycoming County, PA0.1 miNE
- Upper Middle Branch FallsPartial guide: short creekside approach with no described trail12 ft (3.6 m) · Sullivan County, PA9.4 miE
- Lower Middle Branch FallsPartial guide: a short streamside walk with no named or marked trail described20 ft (6 m) · Sullivan County, PA9.5 miE
Jacoby FallsBlazed state forest trail from Wallis Run RoadLycoming County, PA9.7 miS- East Branch FallsPartial guide: unmarked pull-off and footpath on state forest land25 ft (7.5 m) · Sullivan County, PA10 miE
- Triple FallsPartial guide: about a quarter mile of the approach is off trail25 ft (7.5 m) · Sullivan County, PA11 miE
- Emerald FallsPartial guide: route includes an unmarked off-trail section15 ft (4.5 m) · Sullivan County, PA12 miE
- Mill Creek FallsShort blazed trail from a forest road pull-off13 ft (4 m) · Sullivan County, PA12 miSE