Date visited: 4/14/2021

This is probably the most well known waterfall in Connecticut. We stopped at the beginning to take some photos, then climbed to the top via the trail/stairway, stopping a couple times on the way up to take some photos. We mulled around up top for a bit, then took the return trip down the red blazed trail that is further away from the falls. It was actually a pretty intense hike, even though it was short. The falls are tall, and you can't really get all of it in one photo, which is why I took some at different levels. The dogs were actually really cooperative here, which was amazing considering all the distractions.

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Dates visited: 5/1/2022 & 10/21/2022

See Also: Sherman, Kent, Canaan, Sharon, Salisbury

We hiked an easy section of the Appalachian Trail in Canaan last year. I read about another easy section in Kent that runs alongside the Housatonic River. The map online showed a parking area at the end of River Road right at the trail head. Unfortunately, there is a gate on River Road about a mile before the trail head with a sign that said motor vehicles were not allowed past that point. We had to park there and walk a mile just to get to the Appalachian Trail. This was our third stop of the day and we had already walked quite a bit at that point, so we were only able to walk about a half mile on the Appalachian Trail itself. All in all, we wound up walking three miles total (out and back) on both River Road and the Appalachian Trail.

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We came back in the fall and hiked what the All-Trails app called Bulls Bridge Loop. That path turns out to be the road with the covered bridge, leading to the Ten Mile River Section of the Appalachian Trail. We utilized a bypass trail known as the "Homestead Trail", which runs for a half mile and forms a loop with the Appalachian Trail. We rejoined the Appalachian Trail near the foot bridge that leads into Sherman and follows the Ten Mile River. The walk back on the Appalachian Trail runs along side of a ledge that looks down at the Housatonic River. I thought this section in Kent was much nicer than the section we walked in May. When we returned to the roadway we explored some of the other side trails that offered good views of the Housatonic and it's various waterfalls and cascades.

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Date visited: 10/21/2022

This is the area around the covered bridge known as Bulls Bridge. There is a small parking area on one side of the bridge. Pedestraians cross the bridge on the roadway, as vehicles are supposed to yield to pedestrians and cyclists. There is no sidewalk, and the bridge is only one lane. On the other side of the bridge is a number of trails, which offer wonderful views of the Housatonic River, and it's various waterfalls and cascades. The pictures below are mainly from this area. A small bit further down the road is the trail head for the Ten Mile River section of the Appalachian Trail, which we also explored. Those pictures can be seen on the Appalacian Trail section.

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Date visited: 9/18/2022

There is a series of trails here. We hiked the pond trail that loops around Fuller Pond. There's a short but kind of steep hill that we climbed to get to the pond portion, but after that it was a generally easy hike.

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