Waiau Falls and Kauri Grove Lookout Walk
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Waiau Falls and Kauri Grove Lookout Walk
500 m return | 30 minutes return
Also known as the 309 kauri, these accessible, mature kauri trees are about 600 years old. The largest has a diameter of 1.9 metres and a girth of 6 metres. It is 16 metres to the first branch.
This area provides a glimpse of what the Coromandel forest would have looked like before logging. Massive kauri such as these would have ruled the canopy.
Walking Track
Access
7 km from the Coromandel end and 14.5 km from the Whitianga end of the 309 Road, a raised parking area is opposite the signposted start of the track.
The start of the track to the falls is signposted 1 km back towards the Coromandel end of the 309 Road.
Track
The metalled path is even, wide and only gently inclined. Wooden steps and walkways allow easy access to the trees.
The Waiau Falls are visible from the road.
Flora
It is thought these trees were saved from the axe and saw because the land was owned by a mining company. They restricted logging activity in the area.
During WWII the government wanted to cut the timber for use in the war effort. Due to the efforts of a local conservation group the trees were spared and now remain as a rare example of the forest’s former glory.
A short detour takes you to a Siamese kauri. This tree was originally two separate seedlings. They grew in such close proximity to each other they eventually joined.
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DOC CoromandelCentral government organisation |
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North Island ▷ Coromandel ▷ Coromandel Town |
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Reviews
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4.5/5
Just a very short walk but beautiful and easy for everyone, right next to the street.
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4.0/5
A steep, short walk, 3 hours, getting to a huge grandfather kauri tree: amazing!
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