Canterbury Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

Canterbury Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

Infobox Waterfall
name = Canterbury Falls


image_size =
caption = Canterbury Falls
location = Hamilton, Ontario
latitude =
longitude =
coordinates = coord|43.233197|-79.979782
elevation =
type = Ribbon
height = convert|9|m|ft|abbr=on
width = convert|4|m|ft|abbr=on
height_longest =
average_width =
number_drops =
average_flow =
watercourse = Canterbury Creek
world_rank =

Canterbury Falls is a 9 metre ribbon waterfall that flows year round in Ancaster in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.cite web|publisher=(www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)| title =Hamilton- Waterfall Capital of the World| url=http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/| accessdate = 2008-07-28]

Nearby attractions include the Old Mill Restaurantcite web|url=http://www.ancasteroldmill.com/|title=The Ancaster Old Mill|accessdate=2008-07-28] , retail and convenience stores, the Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Bruce Trail, Sherman Falls, Canterbury Hills Conference Centre and Church Camp.cite web|url=http://www.conservationhamilton.ca/parks/visit/canterburyfalls.asp|title=Hamilton Conservation Authority: Parks & Attractions- Canterbury Falls|accessdate=2008-07-28]

"Little Canterbury Falls" is a slim 4 metre high cascade waterfall that flows just east of Canterbury Falls. Best viewed in the springtime as it tends to dry up in the summer months.cite web|publisher=(www.hamiltonnature.org/)| title =Hamilton Naturalist's Club: Protecting Nature since 1919| url=http://www.hamiltonnature.org/| accessdate = 2008-07-28]

Directions

By foot can be accessed vis the Bruce Trail near the Dundas Valley Conservation Area.

From Highway 403, take the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway exit and keep to the right to merge onto "Rousseau Street". Stay on it until the end. At the 'T' intersection, turn right onto Wilson Street. Then turn left onto "Montgomery Road" and turn right at the stop sign onto "Old Dundas Road". At the 3-way Stop intersection, go straight onto "Lions Club Road" and park on the gravel shoulder. On the opposite side of the road, follow the Bruce Trail southwest to the second wooden bridge (about a 15 - 20 minute walk). The waterfall is beside this bridge.

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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