![]() ![]() That was where we were then face-to-face with the main drop of Fairy Falls, which we shared with at least two dozen or so people during our visit. The trail goes alongside the uppermost tier of Fairy Falls after crossing its top While the waterfalls and cascades up there weren’t particularly big, they were still significant enough to attract a few couples looking for a quieter experience around the waterfall.Įventually after making one more bridged crossing of the stream, we then went down one last flight of steps to the bottom. ![]() This was also the stretch where we started to see Fairy Falls’ upper sections. Context of a towering Kauri Tree next to some of the upper drops of the Fairy Fallsĭuring this descent, we noticed more kauri trees hugging the banks of the stream while towering over us (I recalled one or two of them even leaning over the stream). It was this stair-stepping portion of the track that we were essentially hiking alongside (and crossing) the stream responsible for Fairy Falls. So that really added to the appeal of our excursion, and at the very least, it made the moderate hike more interesting.Īfter reaching a junction, we got some partial glimpses eastwards towards the suburbs of Auckland before the track descended a series of steps. Looking in the distance from the Fairy Falls Track towards some suburbs of the outskirts of AucklandĪlready after about 10 minutes on the track, we started to see the giant kauri trees, which was something we weren’t expecting. Indeed, it would turn out to be a very upside-down hike to the Fairy Falls and back. I knew as we were descending that this would be a pretty taxing return hike on this warm, sunny day. Next, we proceeded to walk through a forest as the trail began what would turn out to be a pretty lengthy descent. We began our excursion from a busy car park right off Scenic Drive (see directions below).Īfter crossing the busy highway (we had to be careful given the high rate of speed of cars here), we then sprayed on some chemical on the bottoms of our boots (for Kauri Dieback Disease prevention provided for at the trailhead). Hiking to Fairy Falls Julie trying to do her part to fight off the Kauri Dieback Disease before hiking on the Fairy Falls Track ![]() I’d imagine that the flow of the falls would largely depend on the amount of sustained rainfall as well as how much time had elapsed since the last significant rain storm.Īfter all, the stream didn’t appear to be on any major drainage or watercourse. We saw the Fairy Falls appearing to have fairly satisfying flow, but I did recall seeing in the literature that it could be trickling or dry. The bottommost tier of Fairy FallsĪfter having finally visited the Fairy Falls, we were surprised to see that this was really a series of waterfalls where the photo you see above was the bottommost main drop that was said to be 15m tall.Īnother surprise about this excursion was that we passed through a grove of Kauri trees, which were giant white-barked trees that were kind of analogous to Sequoia trees in California. So when we came back to New Zealand in December-January 2010, we made sure that we wouldn’t miss out on it again towards the tail end of that trip, especially since we were spending our last night in the nearby city of Auckland. ![]() Fairy Falls was a waterfall in the Waitakere Ranges that I deferred from our November-December 2004 trip to New Zealand as we had run out of time. ![]()
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