Scenic Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

Scenic Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

Infobox Waterfall
name = Scenic Falls


image_size =
caption = Scenic Falls
location = Hamilton, Ontario
latitude =
longitude =
coordinates = coord|43.244578|-79.933691
elevation =
type = Ribbon/Plunge
height = convert|18|m|ft|abbr=on
width = convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on
height_longest =
average_width =
number_drops =
average_flow =
watercourse = Unnamed Creek
world_rank =

Scenic Falls is an 18 metre high ribbon/plunge waterfall found along the west-end of the "Chedoke Radial Trail" in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.cite web|publisher=(www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)| title =Hamilton- Waterfall Capital of the World| url=http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/| accessdate = 2008-07-29] Best viewed after a good rain or snow melt.cite web|publisher=(gowaterfalling.com)| title =GREAT LAKES Waterfalls and Beyond: Scenic Falls| url=http://gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/scenic.shtml| accessdate = 2008-07-29]

Nearby attractions include the Bruce Trail, Chedoke Radial Trail, Stairway to Chedoke Golf Course, Iroquoia Heights Conservation Area and a number of other waterfalls in the area.cite web|url=http://www.conservationhamilton.ca/parks/visit/scenicfalls.asp|title=Hamilton Conservation Authority: Parks & Attractions- Scenic Falls|accessdate=2008-07-29]

Directions

Travel to Dundurn Street South to the base of the escarpment and get off halfway up the 326-step metal stairway and make a right onto the "Chedoke Radial Trail" and head westward towards the "Chedoke Golf Course". There are a number of other waterfalls along this trail and they include; Princess Falls, Mountview Falls, Westcliffe Falls, Cliffview Falls, Denlow Falls and Chedoke Falls.cite book| title = Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition| publisher = Hamilton Conservation Authority| date = November 2007]

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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