WaterfallHidden gem

Owharoa Falls

Waikino, Waikato

A fan-shaped waterfall beside the road and the Hauraki Rail Trail.

Cost
Free
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
20 min
Owharoa Falls
Hiscoca · CC BY-SA 3.0

A wide, fan-shaped falls just off State Highway 2 and the Hauraki Rail Trail. It's a quick stop for photos and a leg stretch, and you can walk the old rail corridor to it from Karangahake Gorge.

Good to know

  • Short stroll from the Waitawheta Road side
  • Great on a rail-trail ride
Best time
After rain for the most water
Getting there
Short flat walk near SH2
Vehicles
Campervans fine
Dogs
Dogs on a lead

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