| Directions
The Pilot Knob Traihead for Buck Mountain is located
at 1750 Pilot Knob Road, Kattskill Bay, New York.
|
| County: |
Washington |
| Town: |
Fort Ann |
| USGS Map: |
Shelving Rock |
| Waterway: |
Butternut Brook |
| Latitude: |
N 43°
30' 24.3" |
| Longitude: |
W 73°
36' 59.724" |
| Drop: |
10' |
| Type: |
Cascade |
| Region: |
Off the
eastern shore of Lake George |
| Parking: |
Unpaved parking
area |
| Trail type: |
Dirt/creekbed |
| Length of
hike: |
0.9 mile,
one-way |
| Difficulty: |
Moderate
to vigorous |
| Accessibility: |
Public |
| Name: |
Unnamed |
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Out of the parking lot, follow the trail for Buck Mountain.
At 4/10th of a mile you will reach Butternut Brook as it
crosses the trail. Here is where the adventure begins.
Over the next mile, you will be off-trail and parts of it get
a little dicey and may not even be possible for most people in
high water. Fortunately, on this trip the water levels were low
and I was able to navigate the rocky and steep terrain with many
fallen trees by crossing the brook several times and walking up
the bed of the brook.
Although the brook runs between the Buck Mountain Trail and
the Inman Pond Trail, much of this part of the hike is in a
ravine with steep hills on both sides so access to get to those
trails is not very reasonable. With that in mind, when you
reach Butternut Brook, pick a side to start on and start heading
up stream.
You will hike approximately a half mile up stream before
reaching the first waterfall, a ten foot cascade into a pool.
Butternut Brook empties into Lake George.
The flow then goes north through LaChute, Lake Champlain and
then through Canada on the Richelieu River. It eventually
empties into the St. Lawrence River.
Webmaster's note: Our thanks to Gary Dilmore for the
pictures, directions and information on this waterfall.
Last update: September 15, 2025 |
