Waterfalls in order: Morgan Dam (Village Falls), Sherman Falls, Potash Kettle and the Narrows ( Cascades Of The Alhambra), Lower High Falls, Upper High Falls, Mill Dam Falls (Upper Falls Or Squires Falls), and Hydro Dam and Falls.
Directions: From I-90, in Utica, Take exit 31 to the right towards I-790/Rt-8/Rt-12/Utica and drive for .8 miles. Take the Genesee Street North ramp to the right towards Rt-5/Rt-8/Rt-12/Rt-49/I-790 W/Watertown/Rome and drive for .4 miles. Keep left onto Trenton Road and drive for 1.6 miles. Continue on Cr-91 N towards Rt-12/Glass Factory Road and drive for .3 miles. Take the Rt-8 N/Rt-12 N ramp to the right and drive for 8.9 miles. Turn right onto Highway 28 and drive for .8 miles. Keep left onto Trenton Falls Road and drive for 1.2 miles, which takes you to the parking area. Parking area: Trenton Falls Rd N43.27489 W75.15850 The Primary trail (stone dust) is approximately 1 mile long. The secondary trails (wood mulch) follows along the gorge.
Listed in the order which the waterfalls will be seen: Morgan Dam at Trenton Falls Aka Village Falls
Upper High Falls at Trenton Falls 5-11-2014, 10-6-2012, 10-7-2006
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The current trail stops here, back in 2006 I was thankful I had the opportunity to go to its end. Mill Dam Falls At Trenton Falls Aka Upper Falls Or Squires Falls
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TRENTON FALLS HYDRO DAM, ONEIDA COUNTY, CENTRAL, NEW YORK 10-07-2006
I am still trying to narrow down exactly what section or falls the following are referred to historical. Bridal Veil Falls at Trenton Falls Suydam Falls at Trenton Falls
Frenchville Gorge – 6 Waterfalls and small cascades
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Frenchville Gorge Waterfalls
Location:
Western Twn
First Visit:
10/11/2015
Region:
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Nearest Intersection:
Hwy 274 and Long Shore Rd
Directions:
From I-90 W, in Westmoreland, Take exit 32 to the right towards Rt-233/Westmoreland/Rome and drive for .7 miles. Turn right onto Cider Street and drive for .1 miles. Turn right onto Highway 233 and drive for 5.7 miles. Take the Rt-49 W/Rt-69 W/Rt-365 W ramp to the left and drive for .4 miles. Take the Rt-49 W/Rt-69 W ramp to the right towards Rt-26 N/Rt-46/Downtown Rome and drive for 1.3 miles. Keep right onto Road and drive for 3.3 miles. Keep right onto Rome Westernville Road and drive for 7.2 miles. Turn right onto Highway 274 and drive for .2 miles. Stop 1 Wells Creek Parking (The falls will be on the right hand side of the road.) Continue on Highway 274 for .4 miles. Stop 2 Gifford Creek falls on aka Frenchville Gorge Parking (The falls will be on the right hand side of the road.) Continue on Highway 274 for .2 miles.Stop 3 Gulf Creek/Big Brook Parking (The falls will be on the right hand side of the road.) Continue on Highway 274 for .3 miles. Stop 4 Big Brook Parking (The falls are on both sides of the road.) Continue on Highway 274 for .3 miles. Stop 5 Big Brook Parking (The falls are on both sides of the road.)
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This is a moderate to difficult hike. Give yourself at least 2 hours. You will be walking the stream bed most completely all the way. Use caution as it is slippery and dangerous in spots.
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Nearest Intersection:
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Directions:
From the intersection of Hwy 5 and Hwy 167, in Little Falls, Get on Hwy 167 and drive south for 2.0 miles. Bear left onto Hwy 167. Turn left onto Hwy 5s. Turn right onto Hwy 167 and drive for 2.2 miles. Keep left onto Newville Rd and drive for 0.2 miles. Bear left onto Newville Rd and drive for 1.8 miles. Turn right onto Newville Rd and drive for 0.3 miles. Turn right onto Johnny Cake Rd and drive for 1.0 miles. Turn left onto Travis Rd and drive for 1.7 miles. Turn left onto Hwy 168 and drive for 1.6 miles.
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From the gate by the roadside, you will see a worn path to the left that leads straight down to the creek bed. Follow the creek up until its end at the 80 ft waterfall. Keep in mind that electronic devices, cell phones, satellite may not work. Ours did not, even wikiloc did not track!!
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High Falls Gorge (4 Named Waterfalls), Essex County, Wilmington Town Stream or River: West Branch Ausable River flows into Lake Champlain Date Visited: 8/17/2008 Nearest Intersection: Highway 86 and Fox Farm Road Resources Used: Eastern Ny All Outdoors Atlas And Field Guide Publication 2008 Pg 95 E5 Adirondack Waterfall Guide “New York’s Cool Cascades” By Russell Dunn High Falls Trail Map Adirondack Great Walks & Day Hikes A Guide To Paths Less Taken In The Northeast’s Last Great Wilderness. You Can Download Or Request BrochuresHere Directions: From I-87 in Westport, Take exit 32 to the right towards Lewis/Willsboro drive for .3 miles. Turn left onto Stowersville Road and drive for 1.7 miles. Turn left onto US 9 and drive for 5.1 miles. Turn right onto Water Street and drive for 1.1 miles. Turn right onto Highway 9n and drive for 9.3 miles. Turn right onto Highway 9n and drive for 1.8 miles. Bear right onto Highway 9n and drive for 9.6 miles. Turn left onto Fox Farm Road and drive for .9 miles. Turn left onto Highway 86 and drive for 2.2 miles. Trail Descriptions: The Waterfall Walk is a moderate .5 mile loop, with many stairs. The Easy Path is a .25 mile loop and is handicap accessible. Main Falls aka Upper Falls (which has also at one point in time been referred to as Climax Falls) From the first overlook upstream is Main Falls and below the overlook is Mini Falls Mini Falls aka Lower Falls From the first overlook upstream is Main Falls and below the overlook is Mini Falls Master Pothole From the second bridge over the river, called the center of the gorge, both Upper and Lower Falls can be viewed from here. Looking upstream is Mini Falls. Looking downstream is the top of Rainbow Falls. When you return to the Waterfall Walk, to continue downstream, the Master Pothole is located to the left of the path. Look Straight down. Rainbow Falls Can be viewed from the bridge (center of the gorge, or from the last bridge. Climax Falls The last bridge over the river, you look upstream to see Climax Falls first, then above that is Rainbow Falls.
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Stream or River: Opalescent River flows into the Hudson River Date Visited: 10/15/2008 Resources Used: Eastern Ny All Outdoors Atlas And Field Guide Publication 2008 Pg 103 D4 Adirondack Waterfall Guide “New York’s Cool Cascades” By Russell Dunn Directions: From I-87 N South of North Hudson, Take exit 29 to the right towards Newcomb/North Hudson and drive .2 miles. Turn left onto Blue Ridge Road and drive 17.6 miles.Turn right onto Tahawus Road and drive .4 miles. Turn left onto Tahawus Road and drive another 5.9 miles. Turn left onto Upper Works Road and drive 3.5 miles to the parking area and trailhead. Trail Description: Calamity Brook Trail Hanging Spear Falls Moderate to Difficult over 5 miles one way Points of Reference and Photo Locations: Hanging Spears ParkingN44.08909 W74.056461780 ft Walkbridge Photos Hudson RiverN44.09217 W74.058001823 ft Henderson Lake PhotosN44.09337 W74.057341825 ft Trail Sign-parking Area SignN44.09388 W74.056981837 ft First Bridge With WaterfallCalamity BrookN44.10014 W74.043561934 ft From the first bridge and waterfalls to beginning trailhead
High Water Bridge PhotosN44.10689 W74.021212399 ft On the High Water BridgeCalamity BrookN44.10730 W74.020472405 ft Calamity BrookN44.10748 W74.020352418 ft David Henderson MonumentN44.11242 W73.999132685 ft From state boundry sign to henderson monument
David Henderson MonumentN44.11242 W73.999132685 ft Trailhead RegisterN44.11318 W73.993262757 ft Our Lean toN44.11123 W73.992102765 ft From henderson monument to lean to
Trail Turned AroundN44.10089 W73.990342442 ft Livingston Point Lean ToN44.11259 W73.988972767 ft Lean to photosFlowed LakeN44.11331 W73.989702756 ft From the dam to livingston lean to
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Date Visited: 8/11/2011 Resources Used: Eastern NY All Outdoors Atlas and Field Guide Publication 2008 pg 103 D6 Adirondack Waterfall Guide “New York’s Cool Cascades” By Russell Dunn World Waterfall Database Adirondack Waterways A Guide to paddling routes in the Northeast’s last great wilderness. You can download or request brochures here Trail Description: East River Trail and West River Trail It is approximately a 10 mile loop. The trail can be difficult and muddy, please use caution. Give yourself plenty of time, along with food and water. Be sure to carry along all necessary items, such as first aid kits, flashlights etc. Nearest Intersection: St Huberts Road And Ausable Club Road And Lake Road Directions: From I-87 N in North Hudson, Take exit 30 to the right onto US-9 towards Rt-73/Keene Valley/Keene and drive for .2 miles. Turn left onto US 9 and drive for 2.2 miles. Keep left onto Hwy 73 N and drive for 5.4 miles. Turn left onto Ausable Rd and drive for .2 miles to the parking area. Note: This is a re-construction of the hike. At the time of my visit, I did not use tracking devices. Distance does not included some of the spur trails. This is to the best of my ability. Points of reference, time and mileage included as close as possible. Arrived a parking area at 8:25 am Ausable Club Rd Parking N44.14903 W73.770271282 ft Arrived at the gate and sign in at 8:53 am (.5 mile walk down Ausable Club Road) St Huberts Rd and Ausable Club Rd and Lake Rd Parking N44.15066 W73.77899 Crossed over a wooden footbridge at 8:57 am (.3 miles) We are now .8 miles into the hike. Trail sign for WA White trail Lower Wolfjaw Snow Mtn and RoostercombN44.15010 W73.783991305 ft Crossed over a wooden footbridge at 9:10 am (.3 miles) We are now 1.1 miles into the hike. First trail sign for bear run Cathedral Rocks and Pyramid Brook N44.14678 W73.788841360 ft
Arrived at trail for Pyramid Brook at 9:38 am (.6 miles)We are now 1.7 miles into the hike. Second trail sign for direct route to pyramid brook near falls and Cathedral RockN44.14290 W73.799181524 ft
Arrived at trail for Wedge Brook Cascades at 10:58 am (.8 miles) We are now 2.5 miles into the hike. Wedge Brook Cascades Sign for Wedge Brook Cascades 200 yards, Wolfjaw, and Beaver Meadow Falls Lower Lake N44.13561 W73.81070
Arrived at Beaver Meadow Falls and crossed another wooden bridge about 11:38 am (.6 miles) We are now 3.1 miles into the hike. Beaver Meadow FallsE Branch Ausable River N44.12906 W73.815731912 ft Trail sign for Gothic and Armstrong N44.12867 W73.816841923 ft
Arrived at trail sign for Rainbow Falls at 11:41 am (.8 miles) We are now 3.9 miles into the hike. Trail sign for Gothics and Armstrong, west river trail and lower lake, and Rainbow FallsN44.11862 W73.825291954 ft Trail sign for Alfred w weld trail to gothics, rainbow falls N44.11861 W73.826412030 ft Arrived at Rainbow Falls at about 12:36 pm Rainbow FallsN44.11860 W73.82589
Trail sign for Indian Head Fishhawk Cliffs and Colvin N44.11756 W73.824092018 ft Trail Sign for Indian Head Fishhawk Cliffs N44.11410 W73.822022525 ft Arrived at Fishhawk Cliffs at about 2:16 pm (.7 miles) We are now about 4.6 miles into the hike. Trail sign for Indian Head, and Gothic Window 117 feet N44.11028 W73.823902497 ft Trail sign for road, Indian head, colvin, nipple top, fishhawk cliffs and Elk Pass.4 milesN44.11065 W73.816282442 ft Trail sign for road and gill brook trail, Indian head, colvin, nipple top, fishhawk cliffs .3 miles N44.11506 W73.815222283 ft
We are now at the start of the falls along Gill Brook 2:47 pm and at about 5.3 miles into the hike. From this point along Gill Brook Trail to Lake Road is another 1.2 miles giving it at 6.5 miles Gill Brook Falls 9 10 ftGill Brook N44.11999 W73.811252101 ft Gill Brook Falls 8 Long SlideGill Brook N44.12080 W73.810752071 ft Gill Brook Falls 7 FlumeGill Brook N44.12148 W73.810352055 ft Gill Brook Falls 6 25 ftGill Brook N44.12198 W73.810192026 ft Gill Brook Falls 5 9 ft CascadeGill Brook N44.12247 W73.810031994 ft Gill Brook Falls 4 15 ft FlumeGill Brook N44.12293 W73.809881972 ft Gill Brook Falls 2 ChuteGill Brook N44.12397 W73.809481918 ft
From this Trail sign at the end of the Gill Brook Trail (or the beginning) and back to the parking area is an additional 2.6 miles giving a total of about 9.1 miles. Trail sign for gill brook trail, gill brook colvin indian headLake Rd N44.12967 W73.806761701 ft
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Eagle Falls ( 1 Main Waterfall and several small ones)
Eagle Falls ( 1 Main Waterfall and several small ones) Eagle Falls Section, Beaver River Whitewater Route Lewis County, Town of Watson Adirondack Park Date Visited: My first visit to the location was back in 2006. I revisited again on 9-7-2015 Stream or River: Beaver River flows into the Black River Resources Used: Beaver River Canoe Route Beaver River Project FERC 2645 New York Atlas & Gazetteer Delorme Publication 2007 Pg 85 A6 American Whitewater Eagle Falls I Love New York, Adirondacks Tug Hill Region Lewis County Visitor’s Guide Directions: From the intersection of Hwy 126 and Hwy 812 and Covent Road in Croghan, take Covent Road East for .3 miles. At this point Covent Road name changes to Kircherville Road. Continue East on Kircherville Road for 2.6 miles. At this point you will be at the intersection with Erie Canal Road. Continue straight. The road name now changed to Soft Maple Road, which is also Beaver River Road. Continue on Soft Maple Road for another 9 miles. Turn Left onto Canoe Launch Road for .7 miles. Which takes you to its end at the Eagle Falls Dam and Canoe Launch. From the beginning of Canoe Launch Road, (intersection of Maple Soft Road and Canoe Launch Road), you will pass by Eagle Falls Powerhouse and Scenic Overlook Falls. At about .3 miles you will come to the Eagle Falls takeout and Parking area, at which is the trail for the falls along their up to the dam. Note: I believe from this trail you are only looking at the bottom portion of Eagle Falls. I plan to go back next season.
Parking Areas: Eagle Falls put inN43.90172 W75.19481 Eagle Falls Take OutN43.90677 W75.19860 Eagle Falls PowerhouseN43.91001 W75.201421320 ft Soft Maple Parked before bridgeN43.91561 W75.225421320 ft Soft Maple Scenic Overlook Falls Area ParkingN43.91775 W75.229241285 ft
Points of Reference: Eagle ReservoirN43.89727 W75.190181431 ft Eagle Falls DamN43.90092 W75.193371431 ft Penstock beginsN43.90306 W75.195891413 ft Canoe rest areaN43.90696 W75.198731361 ft Penstock endsN43.90960 W75.200961302 ft Eagle Falls PowerhouseN43.91001 W75.20307 Upper Soft Maple ReservoirN43.91561 W75.220091293 ft Soft Maple ReservoirN43.91682 W75.22430 Soft Maple Development Overnight Camping AreaN43.91596 W75.224101305 ft
Trail Description: Parking at the Eagle Falls take out where the canoe rest area is, the trail starts here, and you can work your way up to the top where you will come to the base of the Eagle Falls Dam. Before I get into describing the section of trail we actually took, I want to state that to actually get to the Eagle Falls portion you will need to cross over a portion of the stream/river. We seen where someone had left a board there for crossing, but it really did not occur to us that it was the cross over access to the actual falls. From what I can tell, is that from the base of the Eagle Falls Dam, the section of river splits. Of course we did not know this, and would have known if we had known how to access at the top where the dam is. The best way for me to describe is standing at the dam and looking down, Eagle Falls would be to your right and we were to the left. I would like to call it an big huge rock Island, which I am sure is not the proper name. We plan to return to this location in the future. So, from the parking area, take the trail under the penstock and go right. The trail to begin with is very easy to follow. There were some very wet/muddy spots. For the most part the lower section of trail to where it meets the water is relatively easy to moderate. The last section, towards the top is difficult. The first .1 mile, there did not appear to be anything much going on. The first and second set of photos you will see before reaching the bottom of Eagle Falls. Your first view of the bottom portion of Eagle Falls is about .2 miles. In a couple hundred feet more, you will come to the section they call the overlook, as well as your about straight across from the bottom of Eagle Falls. From this point forward you need to use extreme caution as you now will be climbing upwards. It is about 250 feet to get to the bottom of this last section. If you follow the trail well above this last location you will not have a very good photo opportunity. However, if you go in from the bottom up, you will be walking on a slant, which is all flat smooth surfaced rock. When I say slippery, that is exactly what it was. We had leaves on top of moss. When you reached the top from here you will be standing at the base of the dam and beside the penstock. You will have to retrace your steps back down the trail, because at that point we could not figure out how to cross over to the road and just take the road back down. Total round trip is about .8 miles. For additional information click on the following links Eagle Falls Eagle Falls Dam Eagle Falls Lower Section Eagle Falls Powerhouse and Scenic Overlook Falls Eagle Falls Scenic Overlook Area Soft Maple Reservoir Dam and Falls I have recorded the tracks for the Eagle Falls section and trail which can be viewed and downloaded, click on the following link. Wikiloc Beaver River Whitewater Route Eagle Falls Section
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Date Visited: 9-7-2015 Stream or River: The Beaver River flows into the Black River Resources Used: Eastern New York All Outdoors Atlas and Field Guide Publication 2008 pg 106 B3 American Whitewater-Beaver River Taylorville Section Beaver River Project Adirondack Tug Hill Attractions Directions: From the intersection of Hwy 126 and Hwy 812 in Croghan, take Hwy 812 north for .7 miles. (At .4 miles is Croghan Island Falls) Turn Right onto Belfort Road and drive for 3.6 miles. (Take note at .6 miles you will see High Falls Road on your left and this leads to High Falls Dam.) (Take note that at about 3.2 miles Belfort road veers left. Also here is Belfort Falls and Dam). Turn right onto Long Pond Road and drive another .1 mile to Taylorville Road which bears right. Continue on Taylorville Road for .5 miles. (Note: just before you reach the end you will see a dirt road off to your left. This is Double Eddy Road and if you continue another .5 miles to the end, it will lead you to the other falls in this area. Parking Areas: 1-Double Eddy Road N43.92734 W75.31376 2-End of Double Eddy Road N43.92798 W75.31224 3-Taylorville Road N43.92755 W75.32154
These photos are of the parking area before reaching the end of Double Eddy Road
Trail Description: From the parking area near the end of Double Eddy road (Parking area photos shown above), you have two choices, either walk up to the end of Double Eddy Road and down to the start, or take the trail at the parking that starts after going under the penstock, either way it is about .2 miles. The trails are very easy to follow. I will describe how we went. We chose the trail right there by the parking. From the penstock, follow the wide trail down and to your left for about .2 miles. You will come out to the approximate area of the Beaverator Rapids. From here we turned left and followed the trail up about 280 ft to the put in location below the first dam. From here we walked over to the footbridge to take some snap shots of the kayakers starting off. We then crossed the bridge and went up the hill for about another 380 ft, that will take you to the top of both Dams and a nice view of Taylorville Pond. From here we retraced our steps back to the bottom of Taylorville Dam and Falls, (which is the second dam). In fact you can view both dams right from the walk bridge. From Taylorville Falls, we walked back down to the Beaverator Rapids section. At this point you will have walked .4 miles. Continue down the trail for about another .1 miles, which brings you to the top of the Great White Slide. You will find plenty of places to sit and relax and enjoy the view. From here you can either turn around and go back up or continue down the trail to the bottom of the Great White Slide. This trail will take you down and around to the picnic area on the other end of the lake. To continue on the trail, pick your way down and follow the trail around the lake for about .2 miles. Note: at .1 miles you will have come back to the trail you started at for the parking area. Continue left at this point to go to the picnic area. From the picnic area you will have a long distant view of the Great White Slide. From the location of the picnic table, continue straight a few hundred feet, and you will be at the top of the Dogleg Rapids. I could not figure out how to hop, skip and/or jump across to get to the top of the Mindscrambler. From here return back to the picnic table. Off to the left you will see a path that you can pick your way down to the bottom to get views of both the Dogleg Rapids and the Mindscrambler Rapids. Keep in mind that it does not appear as a very well used path. I would say most folks stop and turn around from the picnic area. This side scramble is about another 390 ft. At this point we decided to back track back to the parking area, and head down to the take out. I cannot tell you what the continuance of the trail maybe from the picnic area down to the take out. By the time you get back to the parking area you will now have walked about 1.1 miles. From here drive down to the Taylorville Power Plant, and park in designated areas. From there you will walk directly to the fence line headed towards the river. There is a gate that is open during events. From the gate you have two choices, taking the path straight ahead leads to the take out and a distant view of the Powerline Rapids. There was no trail at the take out that we could find to follow the river up. The other option is from the gate turn left and follow the penstock a short distance. Look for a pretty good travelled trail off to your right that leads down to Powerline Rapids. Take note that this path is not as well cared for as the trail for the upper waterfalls. You will have to pick your way down. The total distance down to the river and back maybe about .4 miles.
Photo Locations for the first two dam and falls: On the walk bridge looking up to first dam N43.92702 W75.310931067 ft Taylorville Pond Top of first damTaylorville Pond N43.92771 W75.310701058 ft Taylorville Pond Top of second dam N43.92731 W75.310311093 ft Taylorville Dam Falls Location: N43.92746 W75.31102 Elevation: 1046 ft Type: Dam and Falls First Dam and Put in Location
Great White Slide aka Taylorville Lower Falls Photo Location: Great White Slide N43.92552 W75.31224 Falls Location: N43.92506 W75.31189 Height: 60 ft to 70 ft Elevation: 1047 ft Type: Long Slide Class III Rapids
Photo Locations for Dogleg III Rapids and Mindscrambler Rapids Photo Location: Dogleg III-Rapids N43.92545 W75.31449 Photo Location: Looking back up at Dogleg Rapids and Mindscrambler N43.92588 W75.31584 Dogleg III-Rapids Falls Location: N43.92532 W75.31463 Landmark: Right side of island Elevation: 1025 ft Type: Class III+ Rapids Mindscrambler Rapids Falls Location: N43.92534 W75.31709 Landmark: Left side of island Elevation: 1000 ft Type: Narrow Sluice Class III Rapids The photos here include Dogleg III Rapids and Mindscrambler Rapids
Powerline Boof IV-Rapids Falls Location: N43.92592 W75.31846 Landmark: Power Plant Height: 8 ft Elevation: 975 ft Type: Class IV Rapids Slide on left 8 ft Drop on right
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Otter Creek Falls on: Eatonville Falls (7 Waterfalls) Otter Creek State Forest Whitewater section on Otter Creek Partridgeville Road to Pine Grove Road Lewis County, Martinsburg Town
Named Waterfalls: First Rapid IV aka Eatonville Falls,
Bridge Rapid (Class IV, Mile 0.1),
Boof III (Class III, Mile 0.3),
Ledges III (Class III, Mile 0.8),
Birdbath III (Class III+, Mile 1.0),
Eagles Talon 5.1 (Class 5.1, Mile 1.2),
Crumbly Dam (Class IV+, Mile 1.8)
I have recorded the tracks for the trail section near the bridge. This can be viewed and downloaded, click on the following link.
Directions to Eatonville Camping and Picnic area: From the town of Greig at the intersection of Blue Street (Main Street name changes to Blue Street) and Greig Road drive southeast on Greig Road for about 1.4 miles. Bear left onto Odett Road and drive .3 miles to Pine Grove Road. Turn left again, then a right onto Eatonville Road. Drive 1.4 miles on Eatonville Road, which changes to Otter Creek Truck Trail. Drive over the bridge to the parking area. The falls are located upstream and downstream from the bridge. A short trail is on both sides of the creek.
Directions to Take Out Location: From the town of Greig at the intersection of Blue Street (Main Street name changes to Blue Street) and Greig Road drive southeast on Greig Road for about .5 miles. Turn left onto Otter Creek Road and drive about 1.5 miles. Turn left here onto Pine Grove Road and drive about .1 mile. Turn right here onto Chases Lake Road. There is a take out near the dam for the kayak-canoe route.
Parking Areas: Eatonville Road N43.71461 W75.34312942 ft Chases Lake Road N43.71930 W75.36558796 ft
Trail Description: From the bridge looking upstream you can see the main falls from the bridge. There are trails on both sides of the creek both upstream and downstream. For upstream, we took the left side trail, and for downstream the right side trail, which is very easy. .1 mile upstream and back .2 miles total downstream and back First Rapid IV aka Eatonville Falls Closest Intersection: Eatonville Road And Van Arnam Road Location: N43.71350 W75.34201 Height: 15 ft to 20 ft Elevation: 950 ft Type: Class IV Rapid Slide Steps Hike: Short Photo Location: N43.71401 W75.34241 N43.71451 W75.34314
Bridge Rapid IV On Otter Creek Closest Intersection: Eatonville Road And Van Arnam Road Location: N43.71446 W75.34336 Height: 4 ft Elevation: 925 ft Type: Slide Class IV Hike: Roadside Photo Location: N43.71460 W75.34334 N43.71481 W75.34397
Boof III (Class III, Mile 0.3) Closest Intersection: Eatonville Road And Van Arnam Road Location: N43.72010 W75.34459 Height: 1 ft to 2 ft Elevation: 909 ft Type: Drop Hike: .3 mile from the Eatonville bridge located at the small campground and picnic area on Eatonville Road Photo Location: N43.71522 W75.34425
Ledges III (Class III, Mile 0.8) Closest Intersection: Eatonville Road And Van Arnam Road Location: N43.72355 W75.34748 Height 5 ft Elevation 900 ft Type: Ledges Hike: .8 mile from the Eatonville bridge located at the small campground and picnic area on Eatonville Road.
Birdbath III (Class III+, Mile 1.0) Closest Intersection: Chases Lake Road And Pine Grove Road Location: N43.72391 W75.35282 Height: 15 ft To 20 ft Elevation: 874 ft Type: Slide Flume Hike: 1 mile from the Eatonville bridge located at the small campground and picnic area on Eatonville Road
Eagles Talon 5.1 (Class 5.1, Mile 1.2) Closest Intersection: Chases Lake Road And Pine Grove Road Location: N43.72421 W75.35998 Height: Elevation: 818 ft Type: Class 5.1 Rapids Hike: 1.2 mile from the Eatonville bridge located at the small campground and picnic area on Eatonville Road.
Crumbly Dam IV (Class IV+, Mile 1.8) Closest Intersection: Chases Lake Road And Pine Grove Road Location: N43.71885 W75.36449 Height: 8 ft To 10 ft Elevation: 783 ft Type: Dam Slide Ledges Hike: 1.8 mile from the Eatonville bridge located at the small campground and picnic area on Eatonville Road. Otter Creek Falls On (Partridgeville Road) Greig Town Closest Intersection: Partridgeville Road And 10 Mile Truck Trail Location: N43.72602 W75.17355 Elevation: 1525 ft Hike: Roadside From the intersection of Highway 12 and Burdicks Crossing Road going south from the town of Greig, turn left onto Burdicks Crossing Road and drive 1.4 miles to the intersection with Greig Road. Turn left onto Greig Road and drive .7 miles and turn right onto Brantingham Road. Drive on Brantingham Road for 3.6 miles. You will now be in the little town of Brantingham. Turn left onto Partridgeville Road, which is a dirt road. Drive about 7.5 miles to its end. The small falls are right there on your right at the turn around.
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