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.

Interactive map of Connecticut for the ten ranked waterfall hikes on this page. Marker numbers match the list; tap a pin for a preview and a link to open the full trip guide.

#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