Upper Sanatorium Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)
- Upper Sanatorium Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)
Infobox Waterfall
name = Upper Sanatorium Falls
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caption = Upper Sanatorium Falls
location = Hamilton, Ontario
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type = Complex Ribbon Cascade
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watercourse = Chedoke tributary
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Upper Sanatorium Falls is a 9 metre high complex ribbon cascade waterfall found near the Chedoke Civic Golf Course in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Also known as "Sanatorium Falls".[cite web|publisher=(www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)| title =Hamilton- Waterfall Capital of the World| url=http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/| accessdate = 2008-08-18] ][cite web|publisher=(www.hamiltonnature.org/)| title =Hamilton Naturalist's Club: Protecting Nature since 1919| url=http://www.hamiltonnature.org/| accessdate = 2008-08-18] ]Nearby attractions include the Bruce Trail, Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Chedoke Civic Golf Course, Tiffany Falls, Tiffany Falls Conservation Area, Iroquoia Heights Conservation Area, Chedoke Radial Trail, Copps Coliseum, Canadian Football Hall of Fame Museum.[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 Aberdeen Avenue exit and then turn right onto Queen Streeet South. Follow Queeen Street South up the Escarpment where it will turn into "Beckett Drive" and then "Garth Street". Turn right onto "Denlow Drive". Follow this road until it becomes "Scenic Drive". Turn right onto "Sanatorium Road" and follow to the Escarpment brow. The waterfall is located at the mouth of the gorge.
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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