About Five Mile Creek Falls (“Waterfall Walk”)
Five Mile Creek Falls was an impressively tall but thin 40m waterfall near the Lewis Pass area of the South Island.
During our visit in November 2004, I actually I didn’t know this waterfall’s name because the signage at its trailhead said “Waterfall Track” and nothing more.
It wasn’t until after the trip did I finally proceed with referring to this waterfall by its creek’s name.
However, I only managed to do that after indirectly associating verbiage from a tramping board (who had identified it with this name) with our experience along with referencing some local New Zealand maps.
According to the signage, the Waterfall Track took 20 minutes total (10 minutes each way), but I wound up taking less than 15 minutes.
From the pullout at its trailhead, I went up a steep but well-developed uphill track that ended up being a real cardio workout.
Eventually, after about 7 minutes, I reached the end of the track where I saw the Five Mile Creek Falls making me with I had a wide angle lens to capture its entirety.
Meanwhile, the foliage around me conspired to block the views at every other viewing position except for right in front of it.
The photo you see at the top of this page was my best effort with my camera at the time.
In any case, after having my fill of this waterfall, it took me about 5 minutes to return to the pullout since it was all downhill going in that direction.
That said, the circumstances of my visit was in a bit of haste because Julie and I were racing to get from Christchurch to Greymouth then heading north to try to catch the sunset at the Pancake Rocks.
As a result, there may have been other aspects about this walk that I might have overlooked.
Authorities
Five Mile Creek Falls resides in the Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve near Springs Junction in the West Coast region of South Island, New Zealand. It is administered under the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit their website.
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