Snake Falls (Burlington, Ontario)

Snake Falls (Burlington, Ontario)

Infobox Waterfall
name = Snake Falls


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caption = Snake Falls
location = Hamilton, Ontario
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type = Talus Ribbon Cascade
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width = convert|3|m|ft|abbr=on
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watercourse = Grindstone tributary
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Snake Falls is a 25 metre high talus ribbon cascade waterfall found in the "Smokey Hollow Resource Management Area" in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Snake and Lower Snake Falls are based in Burlington but the property there is owned by the City of Hamilton, Ontario.cite book| title = Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition| publisher = Hamilton Conservation Authority| date = November 2007| pages = 22-44]

Nearby attractions include the Bruce Trail, Rock Chapel Golf Course, Royal Botanical Gardens, Waterdown Memorial Park.

Directions

From Highway 403 take the Highway 6 North (Guelph) exit and travel approximately 3 kilometres to Highway 5 East ("Dundas Street East"). Turn right on Highway 5 East and then turn right onto "Mill Street" before the railway tracks. After the overhead railway bridge the Smokey Hollow Resource Management Area parking lot will be on the right. Follow the Bruce Trail to the tributary junction. Hike for 5 minutes along the tributary 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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