Best Waterfall Hikes in Connecticut
These are Connecticut waterfall hikes where the trail is part of the payoff—not just a roadside pull-off.
Compare mileage and access styles here, then open each guide for elevation change, slick-rock notes, and seasonal closures. For easier viewpoints, see 10 Easiest Waterfalls in Connecticut.
#1 Enders Falls Trail — Granby
Enders Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a scouting-first…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#2 Kent Falls Trail — Kent
Kent Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a scouting-first…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#3 Roaring Brook Falls Trail — Cheshire
Roaring Brook Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#4 Chapman Falls Trail — East Haddam
Chapman Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#5 Wadsworth Falls loop — Middlefield / Middletown area
Wadsworth Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#6 Dean's Ravine Trail — Canaan area
Dean's Ravine Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#7 Campbell Falls Trail — Campbell Falls State Park
Campbell Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#8 Devil's Hopyard Trail — East Haddam
Devil's Hopyard State Park is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#9 Buttermilk Falls Trail — Plymouth
Buttermilk Falls (Plymouth) is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min
#10 Nonnewaug Falls Trail — Woodbury
Nonnewaug Falls is a Connecticut waterfall page using a conservative arrival point and a matched falls pin for a…
- Swim
- This is better treated as a scenic waterfall stop than a swim spot
- Walk
- 5-15 min