Some waterfalls are isolated, and then others are found in an urban environment. Cohoes Falls is one of the latter, and this usually means that it’s an easy visit to the falls. It’s a pretty short hike from one of the parking areas to the falls, which makes it a nice stop after a long day of hiking.

Cohoes Falls is reported to be anywhere from 65′ to 90′ tall, and I’m not sure why there’s such a variation, as the falls don’t really “look” uneven. But that aside, the really impressive part of Cohoes Falls is its width, at 1000′. After reading a bit, I guess you’re unlikely to see the falls at their full power, but I still found the falls to be rather impressive. From the viewpoints that I was able to visit, the only difficult was avoiding the power lines in the picture, which I think was essentially unavoidable. The power lines do fade into the picture, so I don’t really notice them. On weekends, it is possible to get down to the riverbed and view the falls differently, but it’s only for about four hours midday. (Check here for more info.)

Directions:

1. There are so many different ways you could arrive at the falls, so I’m just going to give the general directions for the last few steps. Along the Mohawk River, there’s N Mohawk Street which also turns into Crescent Road further north.
2. You want to end up on N Mohawk Street. If you end up at the intersection of Manor Avenue and N Mohawk Street, you’d want to head south just a short distance to the parking area for the falls. I’m pretty sure there was adequate signage when I visited.

Accessibility: 10/10 (easy)
Height: 65′
Length of Hike: 0.1 miles round-trip

Cohoes Falls in July 2014

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