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Buttermilk Falls
Plymouth, Connecticut
55–60 ft tiered Hancock Brook cascade in Plymouth's Buttermilk Falls Preserve. Short Mattatuck Trail walk from Lane Hill Road.
At a glance
Overview
55–60 ft tiered horsetail cascade on Hancock Brook in the Buttermilk Falls Nature Preserve, Plymouth/Terryville. Reached on the blue-blazed Mattatuck Trail from Lane Hill Road. Rock-strewn plunge pool is cold and shallow. Slippery below — viewing only.
- Also known as
- Buttermilk Falls Plymouth, Buttermilk Falls Terryville, Buttermilk Falls Nature Preserve
- County
- Litchfield
- Region
- Litchfield Hills
- Water type
- Waterfall
- Waterfall type
- Cascade
Know before you go
Public
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
From Route 6 in Terryville, take Lane Hill Road south; the blue-blazed Mattatuck Trail leaves the road at a small pull-off.
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