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Kilbourn Falls

Directions

Take the Belfort Road from the village of Croghan to the hamlet of Belfort.  Then follow the Long Pond Road and turn left when you come to the Bisha Road.  A short distance up this road, you will come to a "Y".  Bear left here onto the Kilbourn Road.  In a little over one-half mile, you will pass the intersection of the Carthage Reservoir Road.  A little over one-half mile past this point, you will take a left.  In 0.1 mile take a right.  Just keep following the Public Fishing Access signs.  You will come to an angler's parking lot.

County: Lewis
Town: Croghan
USGS Map: Belfort
Waterway: Oswegatchie River West Branch
Latitude: N 43° 59' 18"
Longitude: W 75° 17' 33"
Drop: ~35'
Type: Slide
Region: Northeast of Croghan
Parking: Unpaved lot
Trail type: Dirt
Length of hike: 0.4 mile
Difficulty: Easy
Accessibility: Public
Name: Common

Croghan Quadrangle

To find Kilbourn Falls, you will be on some unpaved roads.  Depending upon the time of year you make the trip, you might want to be either in a truck or at least an SUV with adequate clearance.  Once at the angler's parking lot, the walk to the trail is about 0.4 of a mile.  The trail is fairly well marked but make some mental notes when you reach the river.  The trail at that end isn't quite as clear.  It is easy to get turned around and you want to make sure you know where you want to be to get out!

You can get some very nice views and pictures of the bottom of the falls if you bear left and head downstream when you reach the river.  Then you will want to head upstream where you can literally walk right up to the falls.  Above the falls, the river is actually quite calm.  Anyone coming downstream in a canoe or kayak better know what they are heading into!  The serene and quiet of the forest area could lull you into a sense of security.  Suddenly, a rock outcropping causes the channel to narrow to about three feet and the water plunges an estimated ten feet.  Then you have whitewater for a stretch as the river descends slightly under a bridge before the waterfall takes its main plunge of 35 or so feet.

Although there are no picnic tables or other facilities here, this would be a very nice destination for a family picnic.  You can relax and enjoy the solitude before making your hike out.  You might even want to bring your fishing gear.  This is a fairly popular site for anglers. 

The West Branch of the Oswegatchie joins the main channel a few miles downstream, just west of the hamlet of Talcville in the town of Edwards.  This then flows to the St. Lawrence River in Ogdensburg.

Last update:  June 7, 2016

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