Where is whangarei falls in new zealand

The walk incorporating both the Whangarei waterfall and the A H Reed Memorial Park can be started at two different car parks parking is free at both start points as follows.

Let me now take you on a journey from the car park at the entrance of Whangarei Falls. As you enter the entrance from Boundary Road, there is a free car park with a toilet block situated in a beautiful park-like picnic area.

This is a lovely spot for a family stroll and a picnic. Excellent toilet facilities and well planned native plantings. A must see if you visit Whangarei. John H Sudbury, UK contributions. Suffering from water shortage but still beautiful Feb Well worth the visit to see these lovely falls. However, the best views are definitely from below and you can take a round trip walk, down one way and back another. Very pretty small waterfall, short walk to the bottom and back. The walkway is quite steep but has stairs and sometimes handrails.

You can have a lovely walk around at the top. We had a cheeky swim:. New Zealand has so much remarkable natural beauty. This is one example. Beautiful falls that are very accessible. Showing results of 1, Em Auckland, New Zealand 18 contributions. Is it possible to get down to the base of the fall easily and back up on crutches? Or are there heaps of steps and steep declines?

Amos Q Honiara, Solomon Islands 99 contributions. Read all replies. JanVan17 Pretoria, South Africa. I suppose you can but the falls are not "lit-up" I would not visit here at night alone and no after dark security here. Also popular with travellers. Please see the following page for details.

Grade: 2 Time: 30 minutes to complete the loop Distance: 1 km. The walk starts at the public car park and crosses the river above the waterfall via a metal bridge. Please exercise caution, as there is no handle rail because the bridge is designed to allow flood water to flow over it.

Safety: Care should be taken to stay on the paths and within the confines of the viewing platforms, as the ground can be slippery and dangerous. Grade: 3 Time: 3 hours one-way Distance: 4. The Sands Road Loop also starts from the public car park. Detour off the boardwalk, crossing the Waikoromiko Stream which leads to the waterfall. There is a pleasant 15min walk through a park and native forest, and a choice of natural pools to swim in. Taheke Falls A 3km loop track leads through a grove of regenerating kauri trees; take the short detour to the viewing platform overlooking the waterfalls and enjoy the impressive view downstream over the Taheke Scenic Reserve.

Learn more about Taheke Falls. Download the Whangarei District waterfalls map.