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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 · Ontario
Devil's Punch Bowl
Devil's Punch Bowl is a 37-metre ribbon waterfall on the Niagara Escarpment, in the Stoney Creek community of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is in the Devil's Punchbowl Conservation Area maintained by the Hamilton Conservation Authority, and features an escarpment access trail with connections to a section of the Bruce Trail.
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.
Devil's Punch Bowl drops 37 metres (121 ft). It is a block-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Hamilton, Canada. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
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 Devil's Punch Bowl 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 Ontario, Northern North America, North America
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Devil's Punch Bowl
Canada
Height37 mWidth—
Most similar
Cohoes Falls
United States
Height28 mWidth305 m
Also a block waterfall, of similar height and in the United States
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
28 m
37 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Cohoes FallsDevil's Punch BowlVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Cohoes Falls
305 m
Angel Falls is 26× taller than Devil's Punch Bowl. Victoria Falls is 2.9× taller. We don't have a reliable crest width for Devil's Punch Bowl yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
On the map
43.2104, -79.7558
Quick answers
Where is Devil's Punch Bowl?
Devil's Punch Bowl is in Canada (Ontario). The nearest base is Hamilton, Canada. Its coordinates are 43.2104, -79.7558.
How tall is Devil's Punch Bowl?
Devil's Punch Bowl drops 37 metres (121 feet). It is a block-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Devil's Punch Bowl?
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 Devil's Punch Bowl?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
How do you get to Devil's Punch Bowl?
The usual base is Hamilton, Canada. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
Nearby
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