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Lower Hopkins Cascade

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Lower Hopkins Cascade
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LocationHamilton, Ontario
TypeTalus Classic Cascade
Total height6 m (20 ft)
Total width3.5 m (11 ft)
WatercourseBorer's Creek (sometimes called Hopkin's Creek)

Lower Hopkins Cascade is a 6 metre high talus classic cascade waterfall found in the Borer's Falls Conservation Area in Flamborough, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[1]

Nearby attractions include Rock Chapel Golf Course, Smokey Hollow Resource Management Area, Spencer Gorge / Webster's Falls Conservation Area, Borer's Falls, Little Rock Chapel Falls, Royal Botanical Gardens, Dundurn Castle.[2]

Directions

From Highway 403 take the Highway 6 North (Guelph) exit and travel approximately 3 kilometres to Highway 5 East (Dundas Street East). Turn left on Highway 5 East and then turn left again on Valley Road. Park on the widened shoulder at the Bruce Trail head south of Patterson Road. Follow the Bruce Trail to the second ravine. The waterfall can be viewed from the Bruce Trail.

References

  1. ^ "Hamilton- Waterfall Capital of the World". (www.cityofwaterfalls.ca). Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  2. ^ Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition. Hamilton Conservation Authority. November 2007.

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