Boundary Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

Boundary Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

Infobox Waterfall
name = Boundary Falls


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caption = Boundary Falls
location = Hamilton, Ontario
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type = Complex ribbon
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watercourse = Grindstone Tributaries
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Boundary Falls is a 6 metre high ribbon waterfall found near the Bruce Trail on the border of cities Burlington and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.cite web|publisher=(cmsburlington.ca)| title =Burlington Waterfalls: Boundary Falls| url=http://cms.burlington.ca/Page497.aspx| accessdate = 2008-07-29] This is a seasonal waterfall and best viewed in the springtime and after heavy rains.cite web|publisher=(www.hamiltonnature.org)| title =Hamilton Waterfalls: Boundary Falls| url=http://www.hamiltonnature.org/waterfalls/slideshow/pages/5_Boundary.htm| accessdate = 2008-07-29]

Nearby attractions include the town of Waterdown, Rock Chapel Golf Course and Royal Botanical Gardens, Bruce Trail, Grindstone Cascade, Snake and Lower Snake Falls.cite web|url=http://www.conservationhamilton.ca/parks/visit/Boundary_falls.asp|title=Hamilton Conservation Authority: Parks & Attractions- Boundary Falls|accessdate=2008-07-25] There is also parking onsite for 20 vehicles.cite book| title = Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition| publisher = Hamilton Conservation Authority| date = November 2007]

Directions

Park on "Mill Street" in Waterdown on the south side at the pullover beside the railway tracks (opposite the water treatment plant), walk over the railway tracks and climb down the hill. Be extremely careful both crossing the tracks and climbing down the hill.

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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