About Medina Falls
Medina Falls was kind of an obscure waterfall we took a brief detour for while driving from Albany to Niagara Falls. Perhaps what made this waterfall experience memorable was that Oak Orchard Creek (which fed the falls) actually flowed beneath the wide Erie Canal. At first, we thought it might have been fed by the canal itself before we were set straight by others in the know. The falls itself was said to be 40ft tall though it certainly looked a bit wider so it had a block appearance.
Although the neighboring town of Medina was charming and relatively quiet, Julie and I thought of this waterfall as an urban waterfall given the presence of the canal, the brown color in the water (possibly suggesting some degree of urban runoff and pollution), and that we could easily see some of the buildings belonging to the town of Medina from across the canal.
Walking to the waterfall was pretty straightforward once we knew where to park the car (see directions below). The path pretty much was on a concrete walkway flanking the wide and still waters of the Erie Canal (our map called it the Canalway Trail). Since we brought our daughter along for this short excursion, we had to be very careful about holding onto her since this path did not have railings to keep her from going into the water (i.e. it was a similar kind of hazard to swimming pools without fencing).
It was barely a minute’s walk from the interpretive sign near the steel bridge belonging to Bank Street. Then, we pretty much just viewed the falls from behind the railings between the foliage that were somewhat in the way. Since the Autumn colors were in full effect, they helped add a bit of color to the scene and contrasted the sickly brown color of the water somewhat.
Although it might have been possible to scramble for a closer look at Medina Falls, we were more eager to get to Niagara Falls so we didn’t bother extending our visit here. Thus, we really can’t say much more about this waterfall.
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