This little falls can be challenging but rewarding to find. It's a secluded spot on the side of a gentle forested valley, with the creek making a sharp right turn just below the falls. There is little undercutting due to a lack of softer shale. Much of the 2 m high falls is comprised of a massive layer of dolostone.
The outcrop of bedrock, though not high, extends for about 30 m along just one side of the valley on either side of the falls. LIke most waterfalls in the Short HIlls Provincial Park, it dries up during summer.
This waterfall is coded yellow because it is difficult to reach. There are no trails, or only a weak path. When I visited this site, I approached from downstream. I visited Scout Falls, walked downstream and then back up the next valley.
It should also be possible to find this falls by following the Terrace Creek Trail (which isn't the one that follows Terrace Creek!). I haven't tried this route and it would require hiking off-trail. After leaving the closed road allowance follow the trail for about 800 m until the trail bottoms out and starts climbing again up to the left. Turn right, follow the valley and then turn right again into the Mossy Creek valley. If there is a trail here, I haven't found it.
Region | Greater Toronto |
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County | Niagara |
Near | Decew Falls |
Watercourse | Midway Creek |
Watershed / % Lakes | 0 / 0% |
Ownership | Short Hills Provincial Park |
Landscape | Forested |
Size | Small |
Type | Plunge |
Modification | Natural |
Access | Difficult |
Top / Bottom | Difficult / Difficult |
Trail conditions | Forest, no trail |
Hiking Time | 20 min |
Coordinates | 43.10026,-79.27739 |
Parking | 43.10225,-79.27215 ![]() |
Site ID | WOO.NIA.022 |
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