Old Dundas Road Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)
Encyclopedia
Old Dundas Road Falls is a 24 metre
high complex ribbon cascade waterfall
found on private property, (private with permission to access), in Ancaster
, Hamilton, Ontario
, Canada
.
take the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
exit and keep to the right to merge onto Rousseaux Street. At the "T" intersection turn right onto Wilson Street East. Turn left onto Montgomery Road and turn right at the stop sign onto Old Dundas Road. Go through the next three-way stop, Lion's Club Road, and park on the gravel shoulder. Carefully walk back uphill to the bend on the Old Dundas Road. The waterfall is on the north-east corner of the bend.
Metre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...
high complex ribbon cascade waterfall
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
found on private property, (private with permission to access), in Ancaster
Ancaster, Ontario
Ancaster is a picturesque and historic community located on the Niagara escarpment, within the greater area of the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This former town was founded officially in 1793 and was one of the oldest European communities established in present day Ontario along with Windsor...
, Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Directions
From Highway 403Highway 403 (Ontario)
King's Highway 403, also known as Highway 403, is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario that travels between Woodstock and Mississauga, branching off from and reuniting with Highway 401 at both ends and travelling south of it through Hamilton and Mississauga. It is concurrent...
take the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
The Lincoln Alexander Parkway, officially nicknamed "The Linc", is a municipal expressway in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario. Located on the Hamilton mountain, atop the Niagara Escarpment...
exit and keep to the right to merge onto Rousseaux Street. At the "T" intersection turn right onto Wilson Street East. Turn left onto Montgomery Road and turn right at the stop sign onto Old Dundas Road. Go through the next three-way stop, Lion's Club Road, and park on the gravel shoulder. Carefully walk back uphill to the bend on the Old Dundas Road. The waterfall is on the north-east corner of the bend.
External links
- Hamilton- "The Waterfall Capital of the World" (www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)
- Bruce Trail (www.brucetrail.org)
- Vintage Postcards: Waterfalls in and around Hamilton, Ontario
Maps
- Hamilton Waterfall Map PDF. (http://map.hamilton.ca)
- Map: Hamilton Waterfalls (www.hamiltonnature.org)