Waiau Falls and Kauri Grove Lookout Walk
WalkWaikatoOpen
- Grade
- Easiest
- Walking time
- 30 min
- Distance
- 500 m
- Dogs
- No dogs
Getting there
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How to get there, on doc.govt.nzStarting in Coromandel:
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 36.83205° S, 175.54695° E
About this place
Visit a popular swimming hole at Waiau Falls and view a mature kauri grove on this walk.
The route
Waiau Falls
Waiau Falls can be viewed from the roadside 7 km along the 309 Road. Beautiful native bush surrounds the falls and its popular swimming hole.
Kauri Grove Lookout Walk
Another 1 km up the road, a walking track takes you to the most accessible and mature kauri stand on the Peninsula. The grove contains a ‘siamese’ kauri which forks just above the ground.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
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Sources
- DOC Tracks & Trails · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- 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).