# Elora Gorge

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{{Short description|Valley in Ontario, Canada}}
{{Infobox Protected area
| name = Elora Gorge Conservation Area
| image = Elora Gorge.jpg
| image_caption = The [Grand River](/source/Grand_River_(Ontario)) flowing through the Elora Gorge
| image_size = 300
| location = 
| nearest_city = [Guelph](/source/Guelph)
| coordinates = {{coord|43|40|0|N|80|27|0|W|region:CA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|145|ha}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.unep-wcmc.org/wdpa/sitedetails.cfm?siteid=66057&level=nat |title=World Database on Protected Areas |access-date=2008-05-18 |archive-date=2020-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126084454/https://www.unep-wcmc.org/wdpa/sitedetails.cfm?siteid=66057&level=nat |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| established = 2006
| visitation_num = 
| visitation_year = 
| governing_body = [Grand River Conservation Authority](/source/Grand_River_Conservation_Authority)
}}The '''Elora Gorge''' is a popular tourist attraction located at the western edge of [Elora](/source/Elora%2C_Ontario), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada, which is 25&nbsp;km north from the city of [Guelph](/source/Guelph).

'''Elora Gorge Conservation Area''' is one of many conservation areas owned by the [Grand River Conservation Authority](/source/Grand_River_Conservation_Authority).

==About==
The [Grand River](/source/Grand_River_(Ontario)) flows through the bottom of the gorge, approximately {{convert|2|km}} long, with limestone cliffs reaching {{convert|22|m}} high.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandriver.ca/index/document.cfm?Sec=27&Sub1=124|publisher=[Grand River Conservation Authority](/source/Grand_River_Conservation_Authority)|title=Elora Gorge Conservation Area|access-date=2008-05-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022204448/http://www.grandriver.ca/index/document.cfm?Sec=27&Sub1=124|archive-date=2006-10-22}}</ref> It was formed from glacial meltwaters from the previous [ice age](/source/ice_age). The area includes a park with camping sites, hiking trails, and is also popular for [kayaking](/source/kayaking) and [tubing](/source/tubing_(recreation)).

Located nearby is the "old [swimming hole](/source/swimming_hole)", at the Elora Quarry Conservation Area, a 0.8 hectare (two acre) former limestone quarry encircled by sheer cliffs up to {{convert|12|m}} high. Elora Quarry did not become a conservation area until 1976, but it was a popular swimming area long before that. 
thumb|Elora gorge
thumb|Elora Gorge Cliff Face
The '''Elora Gorge Falls''' are a roughly {{convert|25|ft|m|abbr=on}} tall waterfall located upstream from the Elora Gorge.<ref>[http://www.gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/eloragorge.shtml Elora Gorge Falls - Great Lakes Waterfalls & Beyond]</ref>

Popular activities at the site include: camping, canoeing, fishing, hiking, cycling, swimming, picnicking, and tubing.

The Quarry served as a film location in the [2017 adaptation](/source/It_(2017_film)) of [Stephen King](/source/Stephen_King)’s novel ''[It](/source/It_(novel))'', as well as its [2019 sequel](/source/It_Chapter_Two).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7545359-local-landmarks-shine-on-the-big-screen-in-it-/ |date=8 September 2017|title=Local landmarks shine on the big screen in ‘It’|publisher=Waterloo Region Record}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{Cite book
| publisher = Boston Mills Press
| last = Hewitt
| first = K.
| title = Elora Gorge: A Visitor's Guide
| year = 1995
| page = 80
}}

==External links==
* [https://www.grandriver.ca/en/outdoor-recreation/Elora-Gorge.aspx Elora Gorge Conservation Area]
* [http://www.elora.info/ Official web Page of the Village of Elora]*
* [http://www.elorafergus.travel/ Fergus Elora Tourism]
* [http://www.hanifworld.com/EloraGorge.htm Elora Gorge Photo Gallery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029201525/http://www.hanifworld.com/EloraGorge.htm |date=2006-10-29 }}
* [http://ootboot.com/guidebook/Elora_Gorge_Grand_River_Ontario_Canada/ Whitewater kayaking and tubing at Elora Gorge Conservation area]
{{Ontario parks}}
{{Authority control}}

Category:Conservation areas in Ontario
Category:Protected areas of Wellington County, Ontario
Category:Centre Wellington
Category:Grand River (Ontario)

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