Hiking the hidden waterfall of Auckland -100% Pure New Zealand
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- The Karamatura Falls are a fifteen metre high cascade type water fall located at the southern end of the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park around one hour from Auckland City, the falls track carpark is just before Huia on the Northern shores of the Manukau Harbour.
The walk is on a loop track and starts of with the Karamatura Track and around five minutes into the walk you arrive at a fork this is the start of the Mount Donald Mclean Track that takes you to the summit around an eleven hour walk, the Karamatura Loop is the next fork past this one.
You have two choices to which way you can go, we went to the left on the loop and this takes you on a climb up the mountain side and through some beautiful native bush with ferns, Kauri and other native trees mixed in, at the highest point on the walk there is a look out to the right hand side giving you a view back down into the valley and a rocky bluff directly in front.
From the look out the track winds back down the mountain side to river level and this is where the loop track takes you back to the carpark, on the left hand side is a side track marked Karamatura Falls and this part of the walk is alot more difficult than the one you were just on, parts of this track are steep and filled with muddy holes and plenty of exposed tree roots.
From the end of the loop turn around the falls are around fifteen more minutes of walking, and this track is interesting and will keep you alert as the steep sections can be very slippery more so when you return and walk back down hill, once at the falls you need to clamber down a rock bank, cross the top of a small water fall and clamber around more rocks to get a good view of the falls that drop down from above.
The walk to the Karamatura Falls from the carpark is around forty five minutes, back at the loop turn around are two more tracks the Tom Thumb and the Twin Peaks Track, the Tom Thumb track takes you up to a rocky bluff, and you need to cross over the Karamatura Stream to access the track, this is a great walk for the family of around one and a half hours return and the challenging last section to the falls just makes the walk that more interesting
From the carpark follow an easy Karamatura Loop Walk (any direction) for the first 30 minutes, then take a tramping Karamatura Track. In 15-20 minutes you see a sing ‘falls’. Turn to a short side track which branches from Karamatura Track and descends to the waterfall’s base. It takes 5 minutes to reach the falls from there. The last part of the track is often slippery, so make sure you wear the proper hiking shoes. Return via the same track.
There is a good swimming spot at the waterfall’s base, so don’t forget a towel. If it’s not warm enough, you can climb on the top of a huge rock near the waterfall and relax there, or even have lunch there.
There are at least two more cascades there - the first one is easily accessible, but the second one not. Both of them are located downstream of the main waterfall.
PROTECTIVE CLOSURE: Kauri Dieback disease is threatening the survival of the kauri tree - a native species to New Zealand. To manage the spread of the disease and protect the kauri tree populations in the area some trails may be temporarily closed. Please check the kauri trail map to verify the status of the trail prior to arrival at the trailhead: www.aucklandco...
This walk will take you to 15 meters high Karamatura Falls located in the southern part of Waitakere Ranges Regional Park not far from Auckland. It's a relatively short walk but prepare for some steep sections with stairs. There are great views and swimming at the falls is refreshing towards the end of the walk.
A small car park is located at the trailhead.
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