Niagara Falls Hike

Itinerary (5.5mi / 8mi option)

Bike shuttle

  • Drop hikers off at Devil’s Hole SP
  • Drive to Niagara Falls, park.
  • Bike back to Whirlpool SP, descend to meet hikers.

Hike

  • Start at Devil’s Hole SP, descend to river level.
  • After 1 mile:
    • Optionally, take a 2.5mi round-trip spur at river level.
  • Ascend to Whirlpool SP
  • Walk 1.5mi along the rim. Just after passing the (two) whirlpool bridges across the gorge, descend the Gorge steps trailhead.
  • 0.75mi later, you will reach a junction, stay at river-level (Take the “American Falls Trail,” not the “Great Gorge Railway Trail”).
  • Continue another 0.75mi until reaching the Schoelkopf Power Station. Take the elevator to the gorge rim.
  • Continue along the rim 0.5mi to American Falls, 1mi to Goat Island.