Remsen Falls

By all accounts, Remsen Falls is not really a waterfall but just some rapids along the south branch of the Moose River in the Black River Forest of the Adirondack Park. It is supposedly a scenic place for a picnic or go camping. And so after our hike to Bear Lake, we decided to take our lunch to the "falls".

 The trailhead to Remsen Falls is also on Wolf Lake Landing Road, about 3.2 miles from the McKeever Trailhead parking area, 2.1 miles from the Bear Lake trailhead.  We parked at the small parking area just before the barrier. The road is handicap accessible although motor vehicle access is only allowed to permit holders who can obtain the combination to the lock on the gate by calling the Herkimer DEC office at 315-866-6330.

We walked in the middle of the road since tire tracks had created muddy trenches on both sides.









At 0.2 mile, we reached a four way junction- to Woodhull Mountain, to the McKeever Parking area and all the way to the Bear Creek Parking area.  We continued on the trail to Remsen Falls.
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 At 0.5mile, we reached a small parking area for the disabled with a privy at one end of the lot. The trail then became narrower but no longer muddy.  A wheelchair can easily navigate this trail.











Shortly, we reached a clearing with a picnic table and a nice view of the Moose River.  The Remsen Falls lean to can be seen at a the distance across the water.

After a short lunch at this site, we followed the path to the left of the picnic table.  It crossed 2 small streams.

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 Then there was an unofficial campsite with this old picnic table.  Just off to the side, we were able to get close to the water for a good view of Remsen Falls.

Remsen Falls

Immediately across, we can see the Remsen Falls lean to.  This can be hiked to from Nick's Lake Loop.

It was indeed a peaceful and scenic place which we had to ourselves the whole time. We could have stayed here longer were it not for the pesky bugs that drove us back to our car on Wolf Lake Landing Road.