WaterfallHidden gem
Taheke Falls track
Whangarei, Northland
Three-kilometre loop through regenerating kauri to a viewing platform over Taheke Falls.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A loop track starts at a concrete ford over the Taheke River and climbs through young kauri forest. A short detour leads to a platform with a view of the falls and down the valley of Taheke Scenic Reserve. Stay on the marked track as there are significant drops nearby.
Good to know
- Do not cross the ford if the river is in flood
- Rocks at the ford are slippery
- Wasps and their nests can be around
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- DOC car park at the end of Hoban Road off Whareora-Pataua North Road, about 14 km north-east of Whangarei; last stretch crosses a private road
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
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