Hunua Falls

About

The Hūnua Falls sit in Te Ngāherehere o Kohukohunui, the Hūnua Ranges, in the far south-east of the region and a world away from the west coast. This is Auckland's largest tract of native forest, and the falls drop into a pool ringed by bush at the end of Falls Road. The loop walk is short, about eight hundred metres and twenty minutes, climbing from the Wairoa River to a lookout platform. Picnic tables and toilets are at the car park. One thing to be clear about. Auckland Council does not recommend swimming at the falls because of the safety risks at the site, so treat it as somewhere to look rather than get in. Longer tracks run from here, including the Cossey Dam track at about ninety minutes.