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

Quarry Lake Fall 2

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

Salmon Falls

Nova Scotia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Seven Falls waterfall

Seven Falls

Nova Scotia
Moderate
3.7 km 117 m

Sheridan Falls

Nova Scotia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Six Mile Falls waterfall

Six Mile Falls

Nova Scotia
Easy
5.0 km 15 m

Skerry Falls

42.8 km away
Nova Scotia
Easy
4.8 km 112 m
Slaughenwhites Cascades waterfall

Slaughenwhites Cascades

22.2 km away
Nova Scotia
Easy
0.5 km Unknown

Spencer Brrok Falls

Nova Scotia
Easy
1.6 km 31 m

T.R.'s falls

25.8 km away
Nova Scotia
Moderate
1.0 km Unknown

Terence Bay River Fall

3.4 km away
Nova Scotia
Moderate
7.1 km 109 m

Turner Brook

43.6 km away
In Margaree River Wilderness Area
Nova Scotia
Moderate
3.0 km Unknown

Twin Falls

1 km away
Nova Scotia
Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Uisge Ban Falls waterfall

Uisge Ban Falls

18.1 km away
Nova Scotia
Easy
2.9 km 121 m
Waddell Falls waterfall

Waddell Falls

Nova Scotia
Easy
1.4 km Unknown

Wards falls

7.1 km away
Nova Scotia
Moderate
6.3 km 165 m
Wells Falls waterfall

Wells Falls

Nova Scotia
Easy
1.0 km 30 m
Wentworth Falls waterfall

Wentworth Falls

Nova Scotia
Easy
0.6 km 18 m

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