Ellens Falls

Ellens Falls is a two-stepped waterfall located along Hobbs Brook with a cumulative drop of 52 feet in two distinct drops, each 26 feet tall, with nearly polar opposite character. The upper tier slides down a flume-like drop set in the back of a narrow crevice in the bedrock with a long, deep trough-shaped pool below it which prevents getting up close and personal. As the creek flows from the trough, it spreads out over a bedrock shelf and veils down the lower tier in a fan-shaped veil with a small pool lined with large boulders below. During periods of high flow the creek may spread out to as much as 40-50 feet wide at the lower falls, while the upper tier will remain narrow and confined to its crevice.
The drainage basin of Hobbs Brook upstream of Ellens Falls covers an area of approximately 3 square miles. The creek is not fed by any permanent bodies of standing water, but there does appear to be a small section of wetlands in the upper basin which will help to regulate the rate of runoff. Expect to see the volume of the creek drop in the summer months, but not to the point where it is reduced to a trickle.