Photo: Jgcoleman · CC BY-SA 4.0Roaring Brook Falls
Worth the drive
Is it plungeworthy?
A tiered on Roaring Brook.
The details
- Type
- Tiered
- Watercourse
- Roaring Brook
- Coordinates
- 41.48297, -72.94232
About Roaring Brook Falls
Roaring Brook Falls is a 40-foot tiered in Connecticut, on Roaring Brook.
It's fullest after rain, and flow can drop off during dry spells — plan around recent weather.
Plungeworthy rates Roaring Brook Falls 7.3/10 — worth the drive. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.
What you'll find
Roaring Brook Falls is Connecticut's tallest single-drop waterfall at 80 feet — a fact most databases get wrong (many list it at half that), and a title most residents don't know belongs to a town park in Cheshire.
The falls pours off a ledge in a hemlock ravine at the end of a 1.3-mile round-trip trail — steep, rocky, and slippery in stretches, but short. The land was privately owned until the mid-1970s, nearly lost to development, and saved by a community campaign that ended with the town taking it over in 1978.
This is a town park, not a state park: no fee system, town rules posted at the trailhead — and exactly two official parking spots, which is the real constraint on visiting.
Getting there
- Trailhead
- End of Roaring Brook Road, off Mountain Road (via Route 70), Cheshire
- Parking
- Two official spots at the trailhead; roadside overflow is the norm — park considerately
- Road
- Roaring Brook Road — paved residential
- Hike
- 1.3 mi round trip (Moderate — steep, rocky, slippery sections; sturdy footwear recommended)
- Heads up
- Town of Cheshire park (the Cheshire Land Trust co-stewarded it historically). The site once powered a mill and drew tourists by the late 1800s.
When to go
Spring and after rain — an 80-foot drop on a modest brook needs water to look like the state's tallest. Weekday mornings dodge the parking squeeze.
Rules & fees
- Fee / pass
- Free
- Dogs
- Welcome, leashed
- Warnings
- Wet ledge near the top of the falls — keep back from the brink.
Researched from Wikipedia — Roaring Brook Falls · CT Trailfinder — Roaring Brook. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Roaring Brook Falls recently? Post a conditions report below.
Where it is
Before you go
The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.
Common questions
How tall is Roaring Brook Falls?
Roaring Brook Falls drops about 40 feet, in Connecticut.
Where is Roaring Brook Falls?
Roaring Brook Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at 41.48297, -72.94232.
Is Roaring Brook Falls worth visiting?
Worth the drive — Plungeworthy rates it 7.3/10.
Gear for the trip
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