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Square Falls

Directions

From the junction of NY 8 and NY 30 north of Wells, go east on Route 8 for about 11.8 miles. There is a parking area on the left.  If traveling from the east, this is 11.6 miles from the intersection of NY 28 and NY 8 in Wevertown.  

County: Warren
Town: Johnsburg
USGS Map: Bakers Mills
Waterway: Sacandaga River East Branch
Latitude: N 43° 34' 51"
Longitude: W 74° 07' 22"
Drop: 8'
Type: Block
Region: NY 8 between Wells and Bakers Mills
Parking: Unpaved parking lot
Trail type: Dirt
Length of hike: 0.9 mile, one-way
Difficulty: Moderate
Accessibility: Public
Name: Common

Bakers Mills Quadrangle

Several on-line references to this location note that it requires fording the Sacandaga River so it is recommended that it be done in the summer when it is dryer.  Apparently there have been some changes to the trail here so that is no longer the case.

Just east of the parking area (to your right as you face it), there is a trailhead.  A hundred yards or so into your hike, there is a barrier and the trail veers off to your right.  You will come to a small stream which you should have no problem crossing.  You will encounter yellow DEC trail markers along this path.

On our first successful trip to this location, we walked along the trail to the bank of the Sacandaga.  Since we were expecting to have to wade to the other side, we started up the bank to find a suitable place to cross.  Due to current and other issues, we kept walking up the edge and soon began to question the need to cross.  We eventually reached the waterfall without crossing the river.

After taking pictures, we discovered a trail that led back downstream.  It did climb up above the river level but we kept the river in view.  Before we knew it, we were back at the point where we had crossed the small stream at the beginning of our hike.  Although it is not clearly marked, had we been looking up the hill coming in, we would have seen this trail.  We believe that this is all DEC land and have a call in to them to confirm this. 

After we hear back from them, we will post an update.

The east branch of the Sacandaga River joins the main branch downstream from that point.  The Sacandaga River flows through a number of lakes as it makes its way to the Hudson River whose final destination is the Atlantic Ocean.

Last update:  September 11, 2021

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Square Falls

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