The Bluffs

The Scarborough Bluffs are an impressive stretch of coastal cliffs on the shore of Lake Ontario in Toronto, running for fourteen kilometers. Rising up to sixty-five meters high, these rock faces bear witness to the region's geological history, as they were formed by the shoreline of a prehistoric lake. Here you can marvel at various layers of erosion containing fossil finds from around seventy thousand years ago. The name goes back to Elizabeth Simcoe, who saw a resemblance to her English homeland in the limestone cliffs. Today, the adjacent recreation area, Bluffer's Park, invites you to linger and offers a fascinating glimpse of Toronto's natural landscape.