For each area you will find an interactive map and a description of the hikes in that area.
On the map you may:

• Click on the name of the hike in the legend to turn hikes ON and OFF
• Click on the arrow next to the name of the hike in the legend to center the map on that hike
• Hover over a marker on the map to see a picture from that location
• Use the + and - to zoom IN and OUT
• Hold down the left mouse button while over the map and drag the map around

Hovering over the hike's Difficulty Rating will show a reason for the rating.

Exit State Route 17 at Exit 94W and turn left on Route 206. Exit State Route 17 at Exit 94E and turn left on Stewart Ave. At the end of Stewart Ave. turn left on Route 206. From the traffic light drive north on Route 206 for 2.4 miles. Turn left on Morton Hill Road and bear right at the next intersection to stay on Morton Hill Road. Continue on this road for 3.1 miles to Russell Brook Road on the left. Turn left on Russell Brook Road and drive .5 miles to park in the lower parking area. CAUTION: Russell Brook Road is NOT always well maintained. Drive slowly and watch for rocks and branches in the road.

Walk passed down the road and turn right just passed the kiosk. Walk down the wide woods road to the bridge over Russell Brook. Cross the bridge and watch for the first path on the right. Follow the paths as they parallel the stream and walk toward the sound of the waterfall. The path continues until it ends at a viewpoint over the falls. You may also work your way down the bank of the stream to the bed to get a head-on view on the falls. When you are done, turn around and retrace your steps back to the car. On the way back you might want to watch for a path on the right which ascends a short hill to a viewpoint over the upper falls.

Walk down the road and turn right just passed the kiosk. Walk down the wide woods road to the bridge over Russell Brook. Cross the bridge and continue on the main trail watching for a path to the right just passed a large stand of Japanese knotweed. Turn right here and follow the path that leads toward the lower waterfall. This path continues to a viewpoint over the lower falls. Before you get to the view point turn right and work your way down the bank to the streambed. You will be directly in front of Russell Brook Falls. After taking in the beauty of the falls walk back up the bank and out to the main trail. Turn right on the main trail and walk to the trail register and a trail junction just passed it. Stay right on the blue-blazed Trout Pond Trail which ascends very gently to the outlet of Trout Pond at .9 miles. You may want to walk to the left of the trail at the outlet and visit the “beach” and the dam. There is a nice view of the entire pond from this location. Continue on the main trail for just over .5 miles to the bridge over the inlet of Trout Pond. There is also a nice view from the bridge or the shore at this end. You have now hiked a total of 1.6 miles. Turn around and retrace your steps to the parking area skipping a second trip to the falls on the way back.

Walk passed down the road and turn right just passed the kiosk. Walk down the wide woods road to the bridge over Russell Brook. Cross the bridge and continue to the rail register at .2 miles. Just after the trail register is a trail junction. Bear left on the blue-blazed Mud Pond Trail. The trail ascends a hill which may seem steep at times but the reward is a return trip that is flat or downhill. You will crest the top of the hill and then start a short decent to a trail junction at 1.0 mile. Turn right at the trail junction and continue to follow the blue blazes. Over the next 1.1 miles you will gain about 400 feet in elevation and reach the highest point on the hike on the shoulder of Cherry Ridge at 2.15 miles. Continue on the blue-blazed trail as it begins a descent to the inlet end of Trout Pond. Over the next .7 miles you will lose 450 feet in elevation and will arrive at the bridge over the inlet to Trout Pond at 2.9 miles. Cross the bridge and bear to the right on the blue-blazed Trout Pond Trail. The trail will be almost flat now as it parallels the shore of the lake to the outlet at 3.4 miles. You may want to walk to the right of the trail and visit the “beach” and the dam at the outlet end. There is a nice view of the entire pond from this location. Continue on the main trail for .75 miles until you are back at the register box and trail junction. Continue to follow the main trail watching for a path to the left. Follow the paths as they parallel the stream and walk toward the sound of the waterfall. The path continues until it ends at a viewpoint over the falls. You may also work your way down the bank of the stream to the bed to get a head-on view on the falls. When you are done, turn around and retrace your steps back to the car. On the way back you might want to watch for a path on the right which ascends a short hill to a viewpoint over the upper falls. Once you get back to the main trail turn left and retrace your route back to the parking area.