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Lonely Planet Canada
Lonely Planet · 2024
Country-wide guide for combining Canadian falls, from Quebec and Ontario to the Rockies and the North.
Canada · Hamilton
Borer's Falls
Borer's Falls is a 15-metre-high ribbon-style waterfall found along the trails of Royal Botanical Gardens Rock Chapel trail system in Dundas, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. A road side walk along the gorge from the parking lot is required to reach it.
Essentials guide
Facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia, compiled September 2026; season and access are our estimate, not a visit report. How we build these pages.
Borer's Falls drops 15 metres (49 ft), inside Borer's Falls Conservation Area. It is a block-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Hamilton, Canada. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a block waterfall, a wide sheet of water falling from a broad river.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Borer's Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Hamilton are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Spring snowmelt and rain make April to June the fullest months; October adds colour, and a hard winter can freeze the face.
Getting there
- Base town Hamilton, Canada
- Country Canada
- Region Hamilton, Northern North America, North America
- Access Easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint
How it compares
This waterfall
Borer's Falls
Canada
Height15 mWidth—
Most similar
Salto Grande
Chile
Height16 mWidth—
Also a block waterfall and of similar height
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
15 m
16 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Borer's FallsSalto GrandeVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 65× taller than Borer's Falls. Victoria Falls is 7.2× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Borer's Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
On the map
43.2812, -79.93103
Quick answers
Where is Borer's Falls?
Borer's Falls is in Canada (Hamilton), inside Borer's Falls Conservation Area. The nearest base is Hamilton, Canada. Its coordinates are 43.2812, -79.9310.
How tall is Borer's Falls?
Borer's Falls drops 15 metres (49 feet). It is a block-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Borer's Falls?
Peak flow is April to June and October. Spring snowmelt and rain make April to June the fullest months; October adds colour, and a hard winter can freeze the face.
What can you do at Borer's Falls?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated easy — a short walk or roadside viewpoint.
How do you get to Borer's Falls?
The usual base is Hamilton, Canada. A short walk or roadside viewpoint from there.
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