Waterfalls
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Hike to Horse Pasture Brook Falls
Where’s the Trailhead? First thing you need to know-there is more than one trailhead to Horse Pasture Brook Falls. Alltrails doesn’t mention this. I guess it got us to where we wanted to go. (Little Ville Drive) But another of our hiking ladies put the address directly in her GPS. It did not take her to the same place. We had no cell service and no Wi-Fi – no way of connecting to each other. Luckily, one of our group finally found a signal and we tracked her down. She was only a kilometer away from us, but we would never know that. Please have a Plan B in case …
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A Walk to Shingle Mill Falls
Shingle Mill Falls Updated April 26/2026 As early spring days go, it was a quite enjoyable one- first a walk to Shingle Mill waterfall, topped off with a ice cream from Jonny’s CookHouse in Berwick on the way home. Not much has changed since the last time we were here except of course the horrible wildfire that took place in 2025, during the drought. A lot of the area was scorched as we drove towards the waterfall and I silently thanked the men and women who risked their lives fighting those fires. A Bit of History Shingle Mill Falls was named after the lumber operations that operated in the…
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5 Easy Hikes to Waterfalls in Nova Scotia
Everybody loves a waterfall, don’t they? I know I do. I’ve visited lots and lots of waterfalls in Nova Scotia and here are 5 I’ve found that are pretty easy hikes and kid friendly. In no particular order, here they are ! Borden Brook Falls, Blomidon Provincial Park, Kings County 3138 Pereau Rd, Canning, NS B0P 1H0 From the Blomidon Lower parking lot, cross the road onto the grass -you’ll see signs. Once in the woods, just follow the trail to the waterfall. If you take a left at the bridge just before the falls, you will follow the rest of the Borden Brook Trail, but…its steep, and muddy and…
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Best Winter Hikes in West Hants
Links for Best Winter Hikes in West Hants Irishman’s Rd Recreation Site Avondale Trail System Dawson Falls Meadow Pond Moses Mountain
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Dawson Brook Falls
If you are looking for a short but pretty stroll after Sunday supper, Dawson Brook Falls might be it,if you live near Hants County or Eastern Kings County. I’m always up to find new trails and waterfalls, so we set out to find this spot inspired by the travels of @newtrailsouthere . Google Maps was up to her old tricks. After taking us to the gated road, she insisted the trail started on our left directly onside the gate. And it did look like a trail, which we followed for short way. Wrong. Unless I am really familiar with a trail-and I mean really, I use a GPS app,…
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Morse’s (Moore’s) Brook Falls
More Kings County explorations. This time it’s Morse Brook Falls in New Minas. This is a spot I’ve wanted to find since an acquaintance mentioned it to me…. This is a lovely set of three falls with a spectacular 50 ft one in the middle, and we had the most fun getting there. The far side of the brook is a high rock wall. The trail is about 2 km out and back. Any of the pools beneath the falls are really too shallow to swim. Some accounts I’ve read say it’s a good hike for kids…but I wouldn’t be bringing little ones. Now, the path up the brook can…
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Givens Brook Falls
I thought there was not many places I hadn’t discovered on all my years living in and exploring Kings County. However,I keep finding new little gems, like Shingle Mill Falls This time we discovered Givens Brook Falls. Just south of Harbourville, this waterfall is apparently one of three along Givens Brook. We didn’t look for the others – we saw no trail that leads further down the brook. Directions Take Exit 15 (Berwick ) from Highway 101.At the top of the off ramp, turn right towards Harbourville. Drive about 9.5 km, and turn left on Barley Street. Drive approximately .5 km and pull off on the near side of the …
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Hike to Johnson River Falls
Johnson River Falls is an easy little hike not far from Waverly. It’s just a tad over 4.5 km round trip. The first part of it is along a dirt road. To get there, take exit 5 off the 102 highway. then turn right and go around the rotary. Take the 3rd exit (towards highway 118 ) Just up over the hill you will find Perrin Drive on the left. Drive to the very end. Lots of parking before the gate. The entrance to the trail should have a red and black trail maker ribbon like this: From there , cross a metal bridge, go up over a couple hills…
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Economy River Falls
Updated June 3rd. The trail to the falls is now cleared and is not a jungle anymore-thanks to whoever did the bush whacking It’s been years since I have been to Economy Falls-can’t even guess at how long. But being semi retired means one can pick up and go when the mood strikes them-usually. That’s what we did on a recent beautiful spring day -just packed a lunch and headed out for beautiful Colchester County. and the hike to the falls. First though, we had to get to the trail head. The road was a tad rough. Then at the trail head, we had to practically bush wack our way…
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Meandering to Meander River Falls
It was a perfect day to attempt to find the Meander River Falls-not too cold, not too hot, not raining and not icy,like the last attempt.. It was just right. Good thing too, because we spent an inordinate amount of time, while still heading in the general direction of where we thought the falls would be,climbing up and down the ravine in search of the trail.Great leg workout,though. There were sections that absolutely resembled a path where humans trod. Others I’m pretty sure were game trails…which we gamely followed. The path is clear once you step off the road, easily leading you to the falsehood that it will be that…
