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MacIsaacs Brook Falls — waterfall in Baddeck & Bras d'Or Lake, Cape Breton

MacIsaacs Brook Falls

MacIsaacs Brook Falls Height: 15 m Distance (one way): 1.2 km Difficulty: Moderate Elevation: 50 m Hiking Time: 1.5 hours Cellphone Coverage: No Finding the Trailhead: From Highway 4 at Big Pond, turn onto Glengarry Road at Big Pond. Follow Glengarry Road for approximately 13 km until you arrive at trailhead coordinates. Trailhead: 45º55’17.96”N, 60º23’56.74 Waterfall: 45º55’23.30”N, 60º24’17.61”W The Hike: MacIsaacs Brook cleaves the East Bay Hills before flowing into the Gaspereuax River and ultimately into the Mira River. The waterfall sits in the middle of the East Bay Hill. From where you parked, head directly south to get to the brook. An upstream hike of 700 m along the brook leads to a spectacular 15 m fall over red-coloured rocks in a mature mixed forest.

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