Borer's Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

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name = Borer's Falls


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location = Hamilton, Ontario
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Borer's Falls is a 15 metre high ribbon-style waterfall found in the "Borer's Falls Conservation Area" in Dundas, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.cite web|publisher=(www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)| title =Hamilton- Waterfall Capital of the World| url=http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/| accessdate = 2008-07-25] Its source is "Borer's Creek." A very picturesque waterfall featured on many Hamilton waterfall postcards over the years. Named after the Borer family who ran a sawmill for over a century. This mill was the lifeblood of the village of "Rock Chapel." Also known as "Rock Chapel Falls."cite web|publisher=(www.torontohiking.com)| title =Waterfalls F01: Borer's, Webster's & Tews falls| url=http://www.torontohiking.com/Falls/F01bwt/f01bwt.html| accessdate = 2008-07-25] The area is a hiker's haven and also an ice-climbing destination in the winter when the weather is cold enough to freeze the Falls.cite web|publisher=(exploreoutdoorsica.com)| title =EXPLORE: Canada's Outdoor Magazine- Borer's Falls Ontario, Canada| url=http://explore.outdoorsica.com/guidebook/borers_falls_ontario_canada/| accessdate = 2008-07-25]

Nearby attractions include the Bruce Trail, Cootes Paradise, Borer's Falls, Borer's Falls Conservation Area, the Spencer Gorge / Webster's Falls Conservation Area, Rock Chapel Sanctuary and Royal Botanical Gardens, who own the lands around the falls. There are also many other waterfalls in the area.cite web|url=http://www.conservationhamilton.ca/parks/visit/Borers_falls.asp|title=Hamilton Conservation Authority: Parks & Attractions- Borer's Falls|accessdate=2008-07-25]

"Lower Borer's Falls" is a complex curtain/ cascade waterfall, 3 metres in height and 5 metres wide and a 10 minute walking distance south of Borer's Falls. Difficult to access. Good pair of hiking boots recommended to access by foot.cite book| title = Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition| publisher = Hamilton Conservation Authority| date = November 2007]

Directions

Borer's Falls can be accessed from the Dundas section of the Bruce Trail and also from the Borer's Falls Conservation Area.

By car take the QEW west to Highway 403, which you will follow to Highway 6 in Flamborough and go north. Go left on Highway 5 ("Dundas Street"), and left on "Rock Chapel Road."cite web|publisher=(www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)| title =Hamilton- Waterfall Capital of the World| url=http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/| accessdate = 2008-07-25]

Hazards

The Bruce Trail passes by the edge of Borer's Falls and presents a hazard to people with young children, as there is a poorly marked high vertical drop inches from what appears to be the trail; unless one reads a small sign directing you to walk on the road.

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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