WATERFALLS OF NOVA SCOTIA

SILENCE FALLS (McInnis Brook Falls)
West Gore, Hants County

N 45° 05.085 W 063° 47.1 29
20T E 4381 83 N 4992665

TOWNSHIP: Douglas
RIVER: MacInnis Brook

CLASS: staircase (steep)
SIZE: 30'
RATING: excellent (****)

TRAIL: dirt path
DISTANCE: >500m
HIKING TIME: 1 5 minutes
CONDITIONS: moderate

Geocache: GC2YV8K

NS Atlas Page: 48/X4
NS topo map: 01 1 E04
(Kennetcook)

photo by Andrew Paul (2014)

DIRECTIONS: from Windsor, take Exit 5 off HWY 1 01 , headed west towards 

Brooklyn along HWY 1 4. When you reach this small village, turn left at the war 

memorial in the middle of the road, continuing straight past the Petro Canada 

gas station at the top of the hill onto HWY 215.

Turn right onto HWY 236 at the crossroads approximately 1 km along, following 

this paved road 1 9.5km to Clarksville, turning right onto HWY 202. Follow this 

road approximately 4km, to Mines Road on your right. Turn down this dirt road 

and drive just over 1 km, parking just beyond where the road crosses over 

MacInnis Brook.

photo by Gary Weber (2014)

Trail Description: follow the path along the ravine edge upstream until it ends. 

There are some soggy parts to this trail, so wear appropriate footwear. Find 

a suitable place to descend into the gorge and then follow the brook upstream 

until you come to the falls.

photo by Tammy Elliot (2014)

These gorgeous falls appear from out of nowhere, as you round a bend in the 

stream, cascading down a steep staircase from a notch above, spreading out 

along the surface of the exposed rock. The pool at the base is not very deep, 

and there are nice places at the base of the falls to sit and have a picnic, letting 

the roar of the falls drown out the sounds of the world.

photo by Tammy Elliot (2014)