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River

Eighteen Mile Creek (East Branch)

Class

Cascade

Size

Small

Visitability

Mediocre

Accessibility

Free

Activity

Occasional hikers

Walk Time

10min

Trail

Difficult

Gorge Access

Difficult

Other Trails

few

County

Niagara

Exit the QEW at Niagara Rd 26 (Jordan Rd), and go south. Follow Jordan Rd to its end at Niagara Rd 81, and turn left. Turn right at the next road, which is 17th St. Drive along this road for a little under one kilometer, and watch for a tiny sandy parking area on the left side of the road, before the top of the hill. On the left (east) side of the road there is a weak path leading down into the forest. The path turns to the left and you should be able to see two boulder choked river channels. Follow the second river channel upstream to the tiny falls.

Settlement

Jordan

NTS Map

30M/3

Easting

633582

Northing

4776871

UTM Zone

The effort taken to see this small falls will outweigh the reward for most people. Hidden at the top of a difficult, bouldery gorge, the falls is no more than a meter or two in height. It is a rather messy, unphotogenic cascade about a meter or two in width. The scramble up the gorge is interesting, though far from spectacular. The small gorge is littered with boulders and fallen logs, and can be relatively difficult to navigate. Not dangerous, but just lots of obstacles - a real pain in the butt! Watch your step to avoid bruises and scrapes.

The land immediately above and beside the waterfall belongs to a private campground. I don't know where the property line starts and stops, but I think that the gorge is on public land. In any case, please try to avoid trespassing, and don't exit the gorge at the waterfall - this would be private property. Look for horses behind a wooden fence at the top of the gorge.