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Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #12: Cannings Falls Waterfall

Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #12: Cannings Falls Waterfall Cannings Falls is located at the head of Hockley Valley, north of Orangeville Ontario. This is one of the wildest and most pristine waterfall along the Niagara Escarpment. It is also one of the harder to visit, as there are no trails, and the gorge is very […]

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Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #11: Albion Falls Waterfall

Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #11: Albion Falls Waterfall Albion Falls is one of the most picturesque waterfalls in the Hamilton Waterfall tour and one of the city’s most popular. The Red Hill Creek in the east of Hamilton’s King’s Forest tumbles over rock that’s been formed over time into steps and shelves, fanning outwards into

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Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #10: Eugenia Falls Waterfall

Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #10: Eugenia Falls Waterfall Situated in the very tiny Village of Eugenia Ontario, Eugenia Falls Conservation Area encompasses 23 hectares of Niagara Escarpment, river valley and upland forests. A part of the Grey County Waterfalls Tour. Visiting Eugenia Falls NOTE: At the time of posting of this gallery, the base of

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Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #9: Walters Falls Waterfall

Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #9: Walters Falls Waterfall Located near the Bruce Trail, Walters Falls is another one of many waterfalls found along the Niagara Escarpment. Walters Falls is a good sized waterfall on the edge of a small town. It used to be the site of a saw mill and woollen mill. The saw

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Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #8: Keefer Falls Waterfall, Owen Sound Ontario

Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #8: Keefer Falls Waterfall, Owen Sound Ontario Keefer Falls is just outside of Owen Sound, Ontario. This is another of the many waterfalls of the Niagara Escarpment. The trail to the falls is, or was, an official snowmobile trail, but the waterfall is on private property. Visiting Keefer Falls Keefer Falls

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Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #7: Inglis Falls Waterfall, Owen Sound Ontario

Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #7: Inglis Falls Waterfall, Owen Sound Ontario Situated in the heart of the 200-hectare Inglis Falls Conservation Area, Inglis Falls is an 18 metre high cascade, created by the Sydenham River meeting the edge of the Niagara Escarpment. The erosive power of the water has carved a deep gorge at the

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Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #6: Jones Falls Waterfall, Owen Sound Ontario

Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #6: Jones Falls Waterfall, Owen Sound Ontario Jones Falls is a decent size cascading waterfall, though smaller than the better known Inglis Falls and Indian Falls, both also in the outskirts of Owen Sound. Just as I did, you can park along the main east-west road leading west from Owen Sound,

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Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #5: Indian Falls Waterfall, Owen Sound Ontario

Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #5: Indian Falls Waterfall, Owen Sound Ontario The main natural feature of Indian Falls is the horseshoe shaped waterfall, named after the Newash Indian tribe who lived in this area at one time. The 15 metre high waterfall was formed by the erosion of soft Queenston shale beneath hard Manitoulin dolomite,

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Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #4: Tiffany Falls Waterfall, Ancaster Ontario

Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Episode #4: Tiffany Falls Waterfall, Ancaster Ontario Tiffany Falls is a 21 metre high cascade waterfall whose source is nearby Tiffany Creek. It is located at the Tiffany Falls Conservation Area in Ancaster, Ontario and is one of several waterfalls in the Hamilton area. Tiffany Falls was named after Dr. Oliver Tiffany,

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Exploring Ontarios Waterfalls Episode 3: Sherman Falls Waterfall, Ancaster Ontario

Exploring Ontarios Waterfalls Episode 3: Sherman Falls Waterfall, Ancaster Ontario Sherman Falls is a 17 metre-high curtain waterfall that surges from Ancaster Creek and over the Niagara Escarpment and can be found in between two other local falls, Tiffany Falls and Canterbury Falls. Fully shaded in a deep forest, this tall, steep ramp falls is

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Smokey Hollow Waterfall Waterdown Ontario

Smokey Hollow Falls, Waterdown Ontario Waterfall Smokey Hollow Falls, also known as Grindstone Falls, Waterdown Falls or Great Falls is a beautiful ribbon waterfall in a leafy forest setting that flows from Grindstone Creek in Waterdown. At 10 metres tall, this isn’t the area’s biggest waterfall, but this short and fast-flowing waterfall is surrounded by

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Hilton Falls Ontario Waterfalls

Hilton Falls Waterfall | Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls

Hilton Falls Waterfall | Exploring Ontario’s Waterfalls Hilton Falls Waterfall can be found at the Hilton Falls Conservation Area, this park opened in 1967, located in Campbellville Ontario the park has about 35 kilometres of trails within its boundaries. With the Niagara Escarpment and The Bruce Trail all within the park, there is plenty to

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