Waterfall Hikes in Nova Scotia (NS)

5 Parks
11 Major Cities
77 Waterfalls

to explore

Nova Scotia is home to 77 waterfall hikes. See waterfalls near major Nova Scotia cities .

Popular Difficulties

Easy: 26 trails
Moderate: 25 trails
Unknown: 14 trails

Trail Types

Loop: 10 trails
Out And Back: 51 trails
Unknown: 16 trails

Featured Parks

Terence Bay Wilderness Area
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Gully Lake Wilderness Area

Parks in Nova Scotia

Broad Falls, Terence Bay Wilderness Area

Nova Scotia

5 Waterfalls

22.0 Total Trail Miles

Beulach Ban Falls, Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Nova Scotia

4 Waterfalls

5.970000000000001 Total Trail Miles

Nova Scotia

2 Waterfalls

6.35 Total Trail Miles

Highest Waterfall, Margaree River Wilderness Area

Nova Scotia

2 Waterfalls

12.86 Total Trail Miles

Little Falls, North River Wilderness Area

Nova Scotia

2 Waterfalls

11.2 Total Trail Miles

Flowing strongest right now in Nova Scotia

Updated about 2 hours ago

Ranked by live stream-gauge flow versus each waterfall's seasonal normal.

  1. 1 Gerlock Falls Roaring · 7.9 m³/s 100th percentile
  2. 2 Uisge Ban Falls Roaring · 7.9 m³/s 100th percentile
  3. 3 Egypt Falls Strong · 8.8 m³/s 81st percentile
  4. 4 Wells Falls Strong · 3.6 m³/s 77th percentile
  5. 5 Kewstoke Brook Falls Strong · 0.6 m³/s 76th percentile
  6. 6 Myles Doyle Falls Strong · 0.6 m³/s 76th percentile

Best Waterfall Hikes in Nova Scotia

Our top picks based on trail quality and scenic value.

North River Falls waterfall

North River Falls

In North River Wilderness Area
Nova Scotia
Hard
18.0 km 280 m
Highest Waterfall waterfall

Highest Waterfall

In Margaree River Wilderness Area
Nova Scotia
Hard
17.7 km 350 m
Broad Falls waterfall

Broad Falls

In Terence Bay Wilderness Area
Nova Scotia
Hard
7.1 km 200 m
Six Mile Falls waterfall

Six Mile Falls

Nova Scotia
Easy
5.0 km 15 m
Ironville Falls waterfall

Ironville Falls

Nova Scotia
Moderate
4.2 km 89 m
Seven Falls waterfall

Seven Falls

Nova Scotia
Moderate
3.7 km 117 m

All Waterfall Hikes in Nova Scotia

Aucoin Brook Fall

In Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Nova Scotia
Moderate
6.0 km Unknown
Baxter Harbour Falls waterfall

Baxter Harbour Falls

Nova Scotia
Drive Up
0.2 km Unknown
Beaverdam Brook Falls waterfall

Beaverdam Brook Falls

Nova Scotia
Easy
3.1 km Unknown
Beulach Ban Falls waterfall

Beulach Ban Falls

In Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Nova Scotia
Easy
0.3 km 12 m
Big Falls waterfall

Big Falls

Nova Scotia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown

Black Hole Falls

Nova Scotia
Moderate
1.0 km 41 m
Blue Falls waterfall

Blue Falls

Nova Scotia
Drive Up
0.2 km Unknown

Borden Brook Falls

Nova Scotia
Moderate
1.3 km 46 m
Broad Falls waterfall

Broad Falls

In Terence Bay Wilderness Area
Nova Scotia
Hard
7.1 km 200 m

Brophy's Run Fall 2

In Terence Bay Wilderness Area
Nova Scotia
Moderate
7.1 km 109 m

Brophys Run Fall

In Terence Bay Wilderness Area
Nova Scotia
Moderate
7.1 km Unknown

Buggy Hole Falls

Nova Scotia
Drive Up
0.2 km Unknown

Burned Potato Falls

Nova Scotia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown

Crystal Falls

Nova Scotia
Easy
3.9 km 94 m

Davidson's Brook Falls

Nova Scotia
Moderate
0.5 km Unknown

Dawson Brook Falls

Nova Scotia
Easy
1.4 km 46 m
Delaps Cove Waterfalls waterfall

Delaps Cove Waterfalls

Nova Scotia
Easy
2.3 km 59 m
Devil's Hill Waterfall I waterfall

Devil's Hill Waterfall I

Nova Scotia
Moderate
2.7 km 56 m
Devil's Hill Waterfall II waterfall

Devil's Hill Waterfall II

Nova Scotia
Easy
2.7 km 56 m

Dog Falls

Nova Scotia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown

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