Lewis Road West Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

Lewis Road West Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

Infobox Waterfall
name = Lewis Road West Falls


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location = Hamilton, Ontario
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type = Overhang Ribbon
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Lewis Road West Falls is a 9 metre high overhang ribbon waterfall found on private property, (private with permission to access), in Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.cite web|publisher=(www.hamiltonnature.org/)| title =Hamilton Naturalist's Club: Protecting Nature since 1919| url=http://www.hamiltonnature.org/| accessdate = 2008-08-08]

Nearby attractions include the Bruce Trail, Puddicombe Farms, Puddicombe Falls, Dofasco 2000 Trail, Battlefield House Museum, Devil's Punch Bowl, Devil's Punch Bowl Conservation Area, Erland Lee House Museum.cite book| title = Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition| publisher = Hamilton Conservation Authority| date = November 2007]

Directions

From QEW take the "Fruitland Road" exit and follow this road south towards the Escarpment. Turn left onto Highway 8 and then right onto "McNeilly Road". Follow McNeilly Road half way up the escarpment and park at the Bruce Trail head on the right side of the road. Follow the Bruce Trail east until you reach the waterfall on the south side of the trail.

References

External links

* [http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/ Hamilton- "The Waterfall Capital of the World" (www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)]
* [http://www.brucetrail.org Bruce Trail (www.brucetrail.org)]
* [http://www.hamiltonpostcards.com/pages/waterfalls.html Vintage Postcards: Waterfalls in and around Hamilton, Ontario]

Maps

* [http://map.hamilton.ca/Static/PDFs/General%20Interest%20maps/Overall%20City/WaterfallMap.pdf Hamilton Waterfall Map PDF. (http://map.hamilton.ca)]
* [http://www.hamiltonnature.org/waterfalls/waterfalls.html
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