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McNeilly Falls

Coordinates: 43°12′09″N 79°40′36″W / 43.2025°N 79.6768°W / 43.2025; -79.6768
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McNeilly Falls
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LocationHamilton, Ontario
TypeComplex Ribbon Cascade
Total height12 m (39 ft)
Total width2 m (6.6 ft)
WatercourseUnnamed Creek

McNeilly Falls is a 12 metre high complex ribbon cascade waterfall found in Vinemount Conservation Area in Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[1]

Nearby attractions include the Bruce Trail, Dofasco 2000 Trail, Battlefield House Museum, Devil's Punchbowl Conservation Area, Devil's Punch Bowl, Erland Lee House Museum.[2][3]

Directions

From QEW take the Fruitland Road exit and follow this road south. Turn left onto Highway 8 and then turn right onto McNeilly Road. Travel up the Escarpment and immediately park on the widened shoulder on the east side of McNeilly Road. Carefully walk back down McNeilly Road to the Bruce Trail and follow the Bruce Trail west. Carefully follow the first ravine up the escarpment to the waterfall.

References

  1. ^ "Hamilton- Waterfall Capital of the World". (www.cityofwaterfalls.ca). Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  2. ^ Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition. Hamilton Conservation Authority. November 2007.
  3. ^ "Hamilton Naturalist's Club: Protecting Nature since 1919". (www.hamiltonnature.org/). Retrieved 2008-08-14.

Maps


43°12′09″N 79°40′36″W / 43.2025°N 79.6768°W / 43.2025; -79.6768