MacIsaacs Brook Falls
Ben Eoin & East Bay Area
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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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