Felker's Falls































Felker's Falls

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Felker's Falls

Location Hamilton, Ontario
Coordinates 43°12′13″N 79°47′25″W / 43.203477°N 79.790201°W / 43.203477; -79.790201
Type Ribbon
Total height 22 m (72 ft)
Total width 6 m (20 ft)
Watercourse Felker's Creek

Felker's Falls is a 22 metre high ribbon style waterfall found at the Felker's Falls Conservation Area, a small park within a subdivision in Stoney Creek in East Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[1] The Bruce Trail passes by the top of the falls and from there you get a clear view of lower Stoney Creek and Lake Ontario.[2]


Nearby attractions include the Bruce Trail, Little Davis Falls, Battlefield House Museum. Felker's Falls Conservation Area is a small park that lies between the Devil's Punch Bowl (east) and King's Forest Golf Course and Park (west).[3]
This area is also much more accessible now that the trail has been paved.




Contents






  • 1 Directions


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links


    • 4.1 Maps







Directions


By car, exit the QEW on Centennial Parkway and drive south. Go right onto Mud Street, and then turn right again at Paramount Drive. Go right once again onto Ackland Street, which leads to the parking lot.[4]



See also


  • List of waterfalls in Hamilton, Ontario


References





  1. ^ "Hamilton- Waterfall Capital of the World". (www.cityofwaterfalls.ca). Retrieved 2008-07-27..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Hamilton Conservation Authority: Parks & Attractions- Felker's Falls". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-27.


  3. ^ Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition. Hamilton Conservation Authority. November 2007.


  4. ^ "Travel the Niagara Escarpment: Parks in the City of Hamilton". (www.escarpment.org). Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-07-27.




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)















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