GPS : 44.831492, -63.559355
This is a great hike in Fall River near Miller and Soldier lake. You will be surprised when you reach the falls. They appear quickly once leaving the open woodlands to the rivers edge. The fall is approx 15 feet in height and drops at 90 degrees. Just to its left is another 5 foot fall that drops at 90 degrees as well. The river then flows down river with some cascades.
Important Information – These falls are 15 and 5 feet in height. They do not offer anywhere to jump but you could easily slip into the water to cool off. The hike to the falls is relatively flat the whole way minus one gentle hundred meter hill and the short trek down the rivers bank. The trail is 4.2kms round trip. It begins as an old service road that is now all gravel with grassy/dirt patches then it turns into a human trafficked woods trail. Some flagging tape along the inner woods trail is evident. The 2.1km one way trail starts at the deadend sign and gate on Perrin Dr. so park just outside of the gate. The first 700ms are on this old gravel service road. You will walk straight seeing multiple optional turns that you should not take. To start, you will walk approx 600ms to multiple turning options. The first option is on your right, do not take. Continuing straight you will come to two left options and a right option. Do not take and continue straight on your current trail. 100ms past this junction you will come to a right turn. Take this turn. To note at this location there is an option to go left. Do not go left. Once you have turned right, the gravel road turns into a more grass/dirt ATV trail that crossings over a river using a steel plated bridge and then heads up hill veering left. 600ms along this trail you’ll come to an option to go left or right. Go right. 100ms after this turn you will reach another junction. Take the option on the left. The next 700ms are along this trail that is human trafficked and narrow at times but no confusing options to explain. Follow all the way to the falls.
Directions – These falls are in Fall River area near Miller and Soldier Lake. If you are leaving Halifax you will want to jump on Highway 102 (Veteran’s Memorial Highway) towards Truro. Taking Exit 14 before Miller Lake and Halifax International Airport. Turning right onto Perrin Dr. and driving all the way to its end. Once park continue straight down the old service road for 700ms avoiding taking any wrong turns noted above. Once you turn off the service road and head onto the ATV trail continue along it for 600ms. Turning right at junction number one and walking 100ms to junction number two and taking the left option. Once left, follow this trail for 700ms all the way to the falls.
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