| County: |
Franklin |
| Town: |
Bellmont |
| USGS Map: |
Owls Head |
| Waterway: |
Salmon River |
| Latitude: |
N 44.70997o |
| Longitude: |
W 74.17287o |
| Drop: |
~30' |
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Another of the several High Falls in northern New York, this one
is located in a slightly more remote area than most. It can
be accessed off the Pond Road, just south of the hamlet of Owls
Head and west of Mountain View. To get there, take Duane
Street in the village of Malone. This turns into Franklin
County Route 25. Continue to the hamlet of Chasm Falls and
turn left onto CR 27. In a few miles, the Barnesville Road
will be on your right. If you come to the Trailside Tavern,
you have gone just a bit too far. At the corner of the
Barnesville Road is a sign indicating the "Big Salmon River
Public Fishing Stream". To call this a road is a bit of
a stretch! It is a single lane dirt road with lots of rocks
and bumps. After about 3/4 mile, you will come to a
"Titusville Mt. State Forest ... High Falls" sign.
The parking area isn't much more than a slightly wider spot in the
road.
For the most part, the trail is fairly well maintained although
we did find some stretches that needed some help. We suspect
that it was damaged in the recent spring run-off which was quite
harsh and the group that maintains it hadn't gotten around to
fixing it yet. The sign indicates a hike of 0.75 miles, but
our GPS showed it to be a bit less than that.
You are rewarded for your 1.5 mile round-trip hike with a
beautiful set of falls. There are several steps through a
stretch where the river narrows. We were there in July and
there was ample flow. This stretch would probably be quite
impressive in the spring during high water.
The Salmon River flows north into Canada and then empties into
the St. Lawrence River.
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