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River

Black Creek

Class

Cascade

Size

Insignificant

Visitability

Average

Accessibility

Free

Activity

Walk Time

5min

Trail

Moderate

Gorge Access

Moderate

Other Trails

Lots (link to Bruce Trail)

County

Halton

Exit Hwy 401 at Halton Rd 3 (Trafalgar Rd). Go north for about 15 km to Halton Rd 43. Turn left (west) and drive to Halton Hills 5th Line. Halton Rd 43 makes a sharp jog right before reaching 5th line, in order to meet the Railway tracks. Immediately after crossing the tracks, look for the tiny parking area on the left side of the road. A trail leads into the woods at the end of the tiny parking area which fits 2 or 3 cars.

Settlement

Limehouse

NTS Map

30M/12

Easting

582597

Northing

4832077

UTM Zone

Located in Limehouse Conservation Area, this low cascade is easily accessed from a trail that starts at a small 2-car parking lot at the intersection of the main village road and the CN rail line. A number of old stone ruins of lime kilns and assorted buildings add interest to the site, which even I wouldn't normally recommend as a waterfall visit. Watch for these on the path down to the cascade: The Bruce Trail guidebook notes that the industrial cement activity was finished by the 1910s. This is really just a a low-gradient cascade section, dropping perhaps 2m over 10m distance. But this is worth a stop for its quaint beauty.

A footbridge takes you across Black Creek to the right bank, where you can make your way through the bushes down to the creek bed, and take a photograph like that shown above. One nice photographic feature here is the stone arch constructed across the creek, which has somehow remained intact. If you like photographing trains, the mainline from Guelph to Toronto passes right by here. There is a good opportunity to photograph the train passing through a steep-walled rock cut, which is a very rare feature in these parts of the province.

The above photo was taken by Peter Kozikowski. Thanks for the photo Peter!