Sisters of Mary Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)
- Sisters of Mary Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)
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name = Sisters of Mary Falls
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location = Hamilton, Ontario
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type = Talus Ribbon Cascade
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Sisters of Mary Falls is a 20 metre high talus ribbon cascade waterfall found on private property, (private with permission to access), in Ancaster, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[cite web|publisher=(www.hamiltonnature.org/)| title =Hamilton Naturalist's Club: Protecting Nature since 1919| url=http://www.hamiltonnature.org/| accessdate = 2008-08-14] ]Nearby attractions include the Bruce Trail, Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Hermitage ruins, Old Mill Restaurant, Grifffin House, Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum, Royal Botanical Gardens, Dundurn Castle, Crooks Hollow Conservation Area, Canterbury Falls, Christie Lake Conservation Area, Tiffany Falls, Tiffany Falls Conservation Area, Iroquoia Heights 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 Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway exit and keep to the right to merge onto "Rousseaux Street". At the T intersection turn right onto Wilson Street East. Turn left onto "Montgomery Road" and turn left again at the stop sign onto "Old Dundas Road". Just past the Old Mill Restaurant on the right, park at the upper Old Mill Restaurant parking just after "Ontario Street". Follow the Heritage Trail located beside Ontario Street. At the bend in the trail cut across the field and stay close to the Escarpment face until you see the falls on your left.
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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