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Wairere Falls walk
| Location: Top half of the north island |
| Nearest Town: Matamata |
| Nearest City: Hamilton (60Ks) 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Length of tramp: 3.9 ks |
| Time needed: 1 hr 45 min |
| Difficulty: Hard |
| Route: One way to top |
| Elevation: 40m to 400m in 2.9 ks |
| Wet Feet: No |
| Toilets: Yes, but not very nice, hold your nose! |
| Dogs: Yes |
| Mobile phone coverage: Yes |
| Date this tramp was last walked: 11 July 07 |
Track quality: Good. Very little mud. Two bridges. And 121 steep, stair case.
Shops/restaurants: Click here to see restaurants in Hamilton
Petrol station: In Matamata
Hazards: (90m) drop from the top of the falls!
Transport: No
Water: Drink only from the river. so long as no one is having a swim
Accommodation: See the second map below for accommodation in Matamata/Hamilton
Camping on track: Yes
Driving Instructions:
Matamata. At the southern end of town. On the main Rd to Tauranga, turn on to Tower Rd. This road will take you out to the opal hot pools.
At Okauia springs Rd. 3.4 Ks - Turn Right.
At Old Te Aroa Rd 7.4 Ks - Turn left
At Goodwin Rd 13.7 Ks - Turn Right.
The Car park is 0.7 Ks. Watch out for the farmerTrack highlights: Narrow gorge, waterfall and fantastic views of the Waikato
Map of Wairere 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
Wairere Falls:
Point 1 - Start
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The car park has a security hidden camera in the trees; well that is what the sign said. The start is easy to find, walk to the southern end of the car park. Down to the sign post. The lookout is 45mins.
Point 2
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Into the bush and turn to the right. You will walk up through very interesting bush and rocky ground, don’t even think of calling in to the toilet long drop. Only fit for blow flies. You should have gone before you left town!
Point 3
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After 5 mins you will cross a bridge. Then a little bush and farm walking. Pass the Old Maori track on your right, which is very steep and very very slippery after a little rain and over grown in places.
Point 4
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Point 5
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The creek follows the track most of the way to the 121 steps, so take some time, set up the tripod and try a couple of time exposures of the water falls. Should I tell you about the 121 steps, up the new wooden stair case, its well built, OK, I won’t. The last 10 Min to the lookout might make you sweat a little.
Point 6
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Point 7 - summit
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