Weir's Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

Weir's Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

Infobox Waterfall
name = Weir's Falls


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caption = Weir's Falls
location = Hamilton, Ontario
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elevation =
type = Overhanging Ribbon
height = convert|3.4|m|ft|abbr=on
width = convert|1|m|ft|abbr=on
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watercourse = Spring tributary
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Weir's Falls is a 3.4 metre high overhang ribbon waterfall found on private property, (private with permission to access), in Flamborough, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.cite web|publisher=(www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)| title =Hamilton- Waterfall Capital of the World| url=http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/| accessdate = 2008-08-06] cite web|publisher=(www.hamiltonnature.org/)| title =Hamilton Naturalist's Club: Protecting Nature since 1919| url=http://www.hamiltonnature.org/| accessdate = 2008-08-06]

Nearby attractions include Bruce Trail, Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Hermitage ruins, Royal Botanical Gardens, Dundurn Castle, Crooks Hollow Conservation Area, Christie Lake Conservation Area.cite book| title = Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition| publisher = Hamilton Conservation Authority| date = November 2007]

Directions

From Highway 403 take the Highway 52 (Copetown) exit and head north on Highway 52/ "Trinity Road." Turn right onto "Governor's Road" and then turn left onto "Weirs Lane". Cross over the railway tracks. The waterfall is located across from 178 Weir's Lane.

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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