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Walk along the Waikato River to Huka Falls
| Location: Taupo, North Island (2km away from the Taupo city centre) |
| Nearest Town: Taupo (2ks away) |
| Nearest City: Taupo |
| Length of tramp: 5.5k / 10.4 miles |
| Time needed: 3 Hours |
| Difficulty: Easy |
| Route: Round Trip |
| Elevation: 380 to 350m |
| Wet Feet: No |
| Toilets: Yes, at the start and finish |
| Dogs: Yes |
| Mobile phone coverage: Yes |
| Date this tramp was last walked: 14 April 07 |
Track quality: Very Good .
Shops/restaurants: Click here to see restaurants in Taupo, all with stunning photos, menus, maps and much more.
Petrol station: In Taupo
Hazards: Falling in to the mighty, Waikato river?
Transport: You can Arrange to be picked up by a shuttle bus at the falls
Water: No
Accommodation: See the second map below with accommodation in Taupo, just click to view each provider
Camping on track: No
Driving Instructions:
The best way to find Country Ave is if you drive in to Taupo from the north, cross over the Waikato River bridge and up the hill to a roundabout, you would then turn to the right into Spa Rd and drive past Woolworth’s super market. (1.8k’s) further on, you turn to the left in to Country Ave.
Track highlights:
Fantastic view of the mighty Waikato River. Hot thermal Creek. And the Huka Falls.
Area & Track History:
New Zealand's largest lake (619 square kilometres) more than 220,000 litres of water tumbles over the cliff face per second! The Huka falls are a set of waterfalls on the Waikato River that drains Lake Taupo in the North Island of New Zealand. A few hundred metres upstream from the Huka Falls, the Waikato River narrows from roughly 100m across into a hard rock silica canyon only 15m across. The volume of water flowing through often approaches 220,000 liters per second, supplying 90 MW to Aratiatia hydro electric power station. At the top of the falls is a set of small waterfalls dropping over about 8m. The most impressive, final stage of the falls is an 11m drop.
Map of River edge walk along the Waikato River to Huka Falls :
This is a dynamic map. You can zoom in and out using the "+" and "-" buttons, drag the map to see surrounding areas and click on the flags to see each position on the map
Detailed track description for
River edge walk along the Waikato River to Huka Falls:
Point 1 - Start
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Turn left in to Country Ave. Drive to the end of the road. The walking track is over to the left hand side of the car park. Follow the track to the river.
Point 2
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At the bridge, stop for a few minutes and give your feet a refreshing dip in the thermal creek. Or take you togs and have a swim. The temperature increases the higher up the creek you go.
Point 3
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You can see the track is in good condition. Its open, so you get plenty of sun and great views of the river. In some places you need to walk a few metres to get to the edge of the river. Be careful, in places the track can be very slippery if wet.
Point 4
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Point 5
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Point 6
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