Sisters of Mary Falls

Sisters of Mary Falls
Location Hamilton, Ontario
Type Talus Ribbon Cascade
Total height 20 m (66 ft)
Total width 5 m (16 ft)
Watercourse Canterbury Creek

Sisters of Mary Falls is a 20-metre-high (66 ft) talus ribbon cascade waterfall found on private property, (private with permission to access), in Ancaster, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[1]

Nearby attractions include the Bruce Trail, Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Hermitage ruins, Old Mill Restaurant, Griffin 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.[2]

Directions

From Highway 403 take the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway exit and keep to the right to merge onto Rousseaux Street. At the 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

  1. ↑ "Hamilton Naturalist's Club: Protecting Nature since 1919". (www.hamiltonnature.org/). Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  2. ↑ Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition. Hamilton Conservation Authority. November 2007.

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