Tupapakurua Falls Track
WalkManawatū-Whanganui
- Grade
- Advanced
- Walking time
- 5 hr
- Distance
- 11 km return
- Dogs
- DOC permit only
Getting there
We have not checked a road end or car park for this place yet, so we do not give driving directions to it. Check how to get there before you go. Some routes cross private land and need the landowner's permission.
How to get there, on doc.govt.nzBegins at Fishers Road, Waimarino (formerly National Park Village). Either walk from the village up Fishers Road to the beginning of the track itself (30 min), or drive up Fishers Road to the parking area.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 39.17721° S, 175.36635° E
About this place
Walk to a lookout point with views of Mt Taranaki and Mt Ruapehu, then on to the remote Tupapakurua Falls.
The route
The track begins with an easy 20 minute walk to the Taranaki Lookout with a view towards Mt Taranaki, and views back to Mt Ruapehu and Hauhungatahi. From this point the track becomes more rugged, suitable for more experienced walkers. The track follows a ridge and then descends steeply about 230 m down to a stream. Conditions can be slippery / muddy following rain. Tupapakurua Falls plummet to the valley floor in splendid isolation, amidst regenerating podocarp forest. There is a wonderful diversity of plant and tree species with good stands of tawa, mature rimu, miro and totara. Climbing back up from the stream, the track winds its way around bluffs with beautiful forest views and good lookout points to the waterfalls. Return via the same track. This old Forest Service track was upgraded by the local community in partnership with DOC, adding a wonderful forest walk to the region. DOC maintains the track to the lookout but not to the falls.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Sources
- DOC Tracks (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).
- OpenStreetMap Trails · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.