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English Brook Lower Falls

Directions
From the north end of Lake George Village, drive north on Route 9 toward Warrensburg ... do not take 9N north toward Bolton Landing.  Drive for 3.4 miles then turn left onto Sommerville Road.  After a few hundred feet the road will turn to dirt as you pass a driveway to a house on the right.  Continue on the dirt road for another few hundred feet, past a driveway to a garage.  There will be a small grassy pullover on the right side, large enough for 2-3 cars.  Park here.
County: Warren
Town: Lake George
USGS Map: Lake George
Waterway: English Brook
Latitude: N 43° 27' 54"
Longitude: W 73° 45' 39"
Drop: 5'
Type: Slide
Region: Northwest of Lake George village
Parking: Roadside
Trail type: Dirt
Length of hike: 0.6  one-way
Difficulty: Easy
Accessibility: Public
Name: Unnamed

Lake George Quadrangle

English Brook in Lake George has three small waterfalls that are an easy hike along Sommerville Road.  I believe Sommerville Road is a public road.  There are no signs saying it is private until you go about a quarter mile past the last waterfall where there is a gate across the road with signage that it is a private road beyond the gate.  

That being said, the land on both sides of Sommerville Road is heavily posted as private. The good news is that the waterfalls are roadside so you don't need to leave the road to view them.  Please honor the rights of the landowners and stay on the public road.

Hike up Sommerville Road, which is a fairly rugged road, but easy to hike.  It is a fairly steady incline on the way out, but nothing real steep.  You will have a view of English Brook most of the way, but be mindful of the no trespassing signs that will start about a third of a mile up the road from where you parked.  At 0.6 miles you will reach the Lower Falls on your left, just before the stream crosses under the road through a culvert.  The lower falls is posted on both sides of the brook.  Your view from the road is limited so we did have to cross the brook and work our way down a short distance to get into position to take these photos.

Our thanks to Gary Dilmore for the photos and information on this location.

English Brook is at the north end of the village of Lake George.  This flows into Lake George, which, in turn, flows through La Chute into Lake Champlain.  The flow then goes north through Canada on the Richelieu River and empties into the St. Lawrence River.

Last update:  November 4, 2026

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