Greensville Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)
- Greensville Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)
Infobox Waterfall
name = Greensville Falls
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caption = Greensville Falls
location = Hamilton, Ontario
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type = Terraced Ribbon Cascade
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width = convert|1.8|m|ft|abbr=on
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watercourse = Greensville Creek
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Greensville Falls is a 5.5 metre high terraced ribbon cascade waterfall found on the "Crooks Hollow Conservation Area" in Flamborough, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Also known as "East Greensville Falls."[cite web|publisher=(www.hamiltonnature.org/)| title =Hamilton Naturalist's Club: Protecting Nature since 1919| url=http://www.hamiltonnature.org/| accessdate = 2008-08-07] ]Nearby attractions include the 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 6 North (Guelph) exit and travel approximately 3 kilometres to Highway 5 East and then turn left onto "Ofield Road South". Turn right onto "Harvest Road" and follow this road past "Nicol Street". Park at the Crooks Hollow Conservation Area and follow the trail east to the waterfall.
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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