Eagle Cliff Falls

The waterfalls of Havana Glen are accessed from Havana Glen Park, just south of the town of Montour Falls. From the junction of Routes 14 and 224 in Montour Falls, follow Route 14 south for just under one mile, then turn left (east) on to Havana Glen Road and continue for another sixth of a mile to the park entrance. Bear left on the park road and park at the furthest lot. The short and very scenic trail traverses about 500 feet along a path cut into the side of the gorge, ending in the amphitheater below Eagle Cliff and its falls.Eagle Cliff Falls is the largest and most prominent of the multitude of waterfalls located along McClure Creek as it courses down scenic Havana Glen. The falls plunge a sheer 41 feet out of a box-shaped gorge within the glen known as The Council Chamber. Flanking the falls is its massive 100-foot tall namesake, Eagle Cliff. Just downstream of the pool below the falls, the creek spreads out across a broad section of very pretty ledges, and tumbles down a small unnamed cascade in a shallow narrows. McClure Creek drains from a basin covering about 13 square miles in area. The flow in the creek is typically healthy through the early summer months, but by August unless heavy rain has fallen in the area, the flow can be expected to be considerably reduced. However because of how the water pours evenly over Eagle Cliff Falls, even with a low flow the falls should still be quite scenic and worth a visit.During the late 19th and early 20th century, Havana Glen was developed as an attraction to compete with nearby Watkins Glen, and featured cantilevered walkways, bridges, and catwalks that climbed the gorge in precarious fashion. A set of stairs at one time climbed directly to the top of Eagle Cliff Falls adjacent to the right wall of the basin the falls pour into, and from there, climbed further upstream via cantilevered walkways and more flights of stairs criss-crossing the gorge in rather precarious fashion.