West of Fifty Upper Cascade (Hamilton, Ontario)

West of Fifty Upper Cascade (Hamilton, Ontario)

Infobox Waterfall
name = West of Fifty Upper Cascade


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location = Hamilton, Ontario
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type = Twin Classic
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watercourse = Fifty tributary
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West of Fifty Upper Cascade is a 9 metre high terraced ribbon cascade waterfall found in Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.cite web|publisher=(www.hamiltonnature.org/)| title =Hamilton Naturalist's Club: Protecting Nature since 1919| url=http://www.hamiltonnature.org/| accessdate = 2008-08-18] Named after Fifty Road in Stoney Creek.

Nearby attractions include the Bruce Trail, Dofasco 2000 Trail, Battlefield House Museum, Devil's Punch Bowl, Devil's Punch Bowl Conservation Area, Erland Lee House Museum.cite book| title = Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition| publisher = Hamilton Conservation Authority| date = November 2007]

Directions

From QEW take the "Fifty Road" exit and follow this road up the escarpment. Park on the right side of the road at the top of the hill. Follow Fifty Road back down the escarpment until you reach the Bruce Trail. Head west on the Bruce Trail until you reach the waterfall on the south side of the trail.

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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