Maruia Falls

Maruia falls didn't blow us away with its height (only around 5m or so), but it appealed to us due to its length and power. Indeed, most of the waterfalls we had seen in

Given that it sits on the Maruia River, I don't think we needed to worry about its flow. And we were able to view this waterfall from a picnic area overlooking the top of the falls as well as from the end of a short walkway where we could see the falls as pictured above.

We also witnessed a handful of people who did some off trail scrambling to get up to the top of the waterfall. I did entertain the thought of doing the same, but I decided against it.

Directions: Since the falls is essentially roadside, it's pretty easy to see this one.

The well-signed car park is roughly 11km south of the junction of SH6 and SH65 along SH65. The turnoff is on the right (heading south).

If you happen to be heading north on SH65, the turnoff would be roughly 65km north of Springs Junction to your left.

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Another look at the falls

A guy who managed to scramble to get right to the brink of the falls

View from the top of the falls

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Left to right sweep from the bottom of the falls along the Maruia River

Short bottom up sweep from the shores of the Maruia River just downstream of the falls

Left to right sweep from the overlook at the top of the falls

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• December 31, 2009

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