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Glen - Things to do in Niagara Falls
Glen is nature reserve and Niagara Attraction perfect for Hiking, Rock Climbing and Nature Lovers
Scenic woods and trails, century old tulip
trees, wild flora and fauna, rocks covered with mosses and wildflower
is pleasant and peaceful heaven for hiking, rock climbing, fishing and
nature lovers.Situated deep in the Great Gorge with its perfect riverside setting and the view on the Niagara Whirlpool, Glen is one of many amazing attractions and things to do in Niagara Falls.
Visiting Niagara Glen
With steep and rugged paths that are descending into the Great Gorge, don't be afraid to explore, even when the scene changes dramatically. You will be rewarded with the almost untouched nature, gigantic moss-covered boulders, rocks covered with fossils, wildflowers and ferns, Carolinian forest and amazing riverside scenery.
You can spend so easily an entire day discovering Niagara Glen because of its beauty, lovely picnic and resting areas and the opportunity to observe geology and natural history of the Niagara Gorge, still with the original and intact vegetation.
With lots of grass and tall trees, Wintergreen Flat is the great place for the family picnic, while adventurous spirits can investigate and go further toward Cliffside Path.
The first level just below the Wintergreen Flats is the Wilson Terrace, what used to be the old Niagara River bed 9,000 years ago, and one of the steepest and most physically demanding portions.
Fosters Flats is the terrace close to the river, 35 feet or 11m above the Niagara River surface, where many of the famous caves and potholes are found and are worth exploring.
As you descend the metal staircase you will access this bizarre Glen landscape, with around 3-4 km of trails. The steep trails will lead you down into the wilderness and Niagara Gorge.
The main trails Red, Blue and White are well marked and easy to use.
The trails will take you over, under and around huge boulders and other rocks; and you'll also see its small attractions like a gigantic pothole, the leaning rock and the Devil's Arch.
Note: Be careful during the hike, there is a poison ivy on the trail.
At the bottom of the green and shaded Glen you
can hear a rushing water of turquoise Niagara River and feel a cool
refreshing breeze.Once at the river's edge a path leads southward about 3 km, past Whirlpool to Bowman Raving and ascends to the Niagara Parkway.
From late June to beginning of September, a park naturalist conducts free guided tours. There are also Niagara Nature Tours, guided and charged two-and-a-half hours hike into the Niagara Glen all year around.
Note: Collecting fossils is not permitted.
Niagara Glen is located eight kilometers north of Niagara Falls, on the Niagara Parkway, north of Queenston and opposite from Botanical Garden.
If you decide to see this and other small natural Niagara Falls attractions on your own, our recommendation is to get the trail map from the gift shop near the Glen's parking lot.
You will have a handy tool with described paths and with the insight into the geology, history and native vegetation of the gorge.
Note: Niagara Glen as the natural phenomenon has been designated as a Natural Reserve in the 1992.
Sturdy hiking shoes are recommended as you have steep and rocky terrain in front of you, with the elevation change of about 200 feet or 70 m.
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