j01 Tupapakurua Falls

Tupapakurua Falls

這是一條短但精美的步道 沿路樹林覆蓋 在瀑布下方 更是驚艷 

long Fishers Road taking 35 min

Tupapakurua Falls track entrance

good track scenes

moss on the tree trunk

good scenes all the way

Tarangi Lookout

The hightest point of Tupapakurua Falls Track with a view west towards Mount Tarangi

the next stage is through dense native bush and steep terrain

Viewing point of Tupapakurua Falls

a view of the canyon with the waterfall

The Falls are the Tupapakurua Stream dops over the edge of canyon 50m to a pool below

tall tree scenes nearby the viewing point

The final stage down to the bottom of falls is the exciting one

dense forest the way down to the bottom 

優美溪流

瀑布傍岩壁布滿青苔 很吸引人

Trampers 從不同角度觀賞瀑布

50m高的瀑布頃傾洩而下

尤其瀑布最下方更顯得優美引入

t222 Matuku Reserve

Matuku Reserve

The 80 hectares Te Henga wetland (Bethells Swamp) is the largest relatively unmodified freshwater wetland in the Auckland region. Around 20 hectares of this wetland lies within the Matuku Reserve.

Matuku Reserve 是一重要的鳥保護區 步道景觀多變 有濕地 濃密森林 極高岩壁 飛瀑 值得一訪

a platform at the beginning of the Punawaru track

viewing from the platform
expansive views over the forest, wetland and out to coastal headlands

dense and lush forst

a shelter with information and display

take Kokopu Track

a grove of nikau

fallen plateform

a ladder to negotiate to a tree platform high

An 60 metre boardwalk to experience the dense wetland vegetation

good photo spot

detour a lookout

wide wetland viewing from the lookout

take Taranga Track

heading towards spectacular cliff and wonderful waterfalls

very steep 

spectacular cliff

taking lunch

a slender waterfall tumbles over a tall overhangeing cliff

close up

elegant scenes at the base of waterfalls

continue the walking

narrow cliff ridges traverse with a single rope

beautiful views at a high point

a big pot at the returning of the carpark

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