Westcliffe Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

Westcliffe Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

Infobox Waterfall
name = Westcliffe Falls


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caption = Westcliffe Falls
location = Hamilton, Ontario
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type = Complex Ribbon Cascade
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width = convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on
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watercourse = Chedoke tributary
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Westcliffe Falls is a 15 metre complex ribbon cascade waterfall found in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.cite web|publisher=(www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)| title =Hamilton- Waterfall Capital of the World| url=http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/| accessdate = 2008-07-31] This waterfall can be seen from Cliffview Park at the top of the stairs leading down to Chedoke Golf Course.cite web|publisher=(www.hamiltonnature.org)| title =Hamilton Nature- Westcliffe Falls| url=http://www.hamiltonnature.org/waterfalls/slideshow/slideshow.htm| accessdate = 2008-07-31]

Nearby attractions include the Bruce Trail, Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Iroquoia Heights Conservation Area, Chedoke Radial Trail and the Chedoke Golf Course.

Directions

From Highway 403 take the Aberdeen Avenue exit and travel approximately 1 kilometre until "Studholme Road". Turn right onto Studholme Road and then turn left onto "Beddoe Drive" and follow to Chedoke Civic Golf Course. At the western end of the parking lot, follow the trail under the steel stairway to the waterfall.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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