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 1 hour ago

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

  1. 1 Uisge Ban Falls Strong · 2.2 m³/s 77th percentile
  2. 2 Gerlock Falls Strong · 2.2 m³/s 77th percentile
  3. 3 Egypt Falls Strong · 6.7 m³/s 75th percentile
  4. 4 North River Falls Moderate · 1.7 m³/s 50th percentile
  5. 5 Ironville Falls Moderate · 1.7 m³/s 50th percentile
  6. 6 Mary Ann Falls Moderate · 1.7 m³/s 50th 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

Kewstoke Brook Falls

43.5 km away
Nova Scotia
Drive Up
0.2 km Unknown
Little Falls waterfall

Little Falls

2.2 km away
In North River Wilderness Area
Nova Scotia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown

Lower Little Falls

18.1 km away
Nova Scotia
Easy
Unknown Unknown

Mackintosh Brook Falls

56.3 km away
In Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Nova Scotia
Easy
1.8 km 35 m

Martin Brook Falls

Nova Scotia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Mary Ann Falls waterfall

Mary Ann Falls

78.3 km away
In Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Nova Scotia
Easy
1.6 km Unknown

Meader Falls

50.3 km away
Nova Scotia
Moderate
2.1 km Unknown
Mill falls waterfall

Mill falls

49.6 km away
Nova Scotia
Easy
2.7 km 57 m
Miller Lake Falls waterfall

Miller Lake Falls

14.9 km away
Nova Scotia
Easy
0.5 km 4 m

Millet Falls

16.3 km away
Nova Scotia
Easy
1.6 km 20 m

Mosher Falls

45 km away
Nova Scotia
Moderate
6.0 km Unknown

Mountain Dam Falls

Nova Scotia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Myles Doyle Falls waterfall

Myles Doyle Falls

54.1 km away
Nova Scotia
Drive Up
0.2 km Unknown
Myra Falls waterfall

Myra Falls

56.8 km away
Nova Scotia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
North River Falls waterfall

North River Falls

41.7 km away
Nova Scotia
Moderate
1.9 km Unknown
North River Falls waterfall

North River Falls

In North River Wilderness Area
Nova Scotia
Hard
18.0 km 280 m
Nuttby falls waterfall

Nuttby falls

Nova Scotia
Drive Up
0.2 km Unknown
Otter Falls waterfall

Otter Falls

7.8 km away
Nova Scotia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown

Pockwock Falls

26.7 km away
Nova Scotia
Moderate
7.6 km 126 m

Quarry Lake Fall

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

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