Archives: Waterfalls
Barrs Falls
Barrs Falls is a 5-7m waterfall with many neighboring segments reached by a short walk in the Catlins Forest Park by Balclutha in the Otago Region, New Zealand.
Stirling Falls and the Milford Sound Waterfalls
Stirling Falls is a permanent waterfalls with a 155m drop right into the Milford Sound often surrounded by many other waterfalls due to the area’s high rainfall
Bowen Falls
Bowen Falls is a permanent 161m waterfall dropping right into Milford Sound, making it the tallest such falls in this world famous fjord in Fiordland, NZ.
Sutherland Falls and the Milford Track Waterfalls
Sutherland Falls is a 580m permanent waterfall accessed from the Milford Track, which is one of New Zealand’s Great Walks and proclaimed World’s Finest Walk.
Browne Falls, Cleve Garth Falls, Helena Falls, and the Doubtful Sound Waterfalls
Browne Falls could very well be the tallest waterfall known in New Zealand so far with a 619m-838m tumble into the remote Doubtful Sound in Fiordland, NZ.
Humboldt Falls
Humboldt Falls is a dramatic 275m waterfall reached by a 30-minute return track near the head of Hollyford Valley in the Fiordland Region of New Zealand.
Christie Falls and the Milford Highway Waterfalls
Christie Falls is a rushing roadside waterfall on Falls Creek right besides a narrow single-lane bridge on the Milford Sound Highway in Fiordland, New Zealand.
The Chasm
The Chasm was more of a nature walk than a waterfall experience in New Zealand, but it does feature a hidden one on the Cleddau River under a natural bridge.
Thunder Creek Falls
Thunder Creek Falls is a well-known 28m waterfall accessed from the Haast River Valley in Mt Aspiring NP between Haast and Wanaka in Otago, New Zealand.
Fantail Falls
Fantail Falls is a 15m waterfall easily accessed by a two-minute walk in the vicinity of Haast Pass in Mt Aspiring National Park in Otago, New Zealand.
Roaring Billy Falls
Roaring Billy Falls is a fragmented waterfall reachable by a 30-minute return walk in Haast River Valley of Mt Aspiring National Park in Otago, New Zealand.
Depot Creek Falls
Depot Creek Falls is a rather obscure and somewhat hidden cascade by the mouth of the Haast River Valley surrounded by ephemeral waterfalls in Otago, NZ.
Trident Creek Falls, Unser Fritz Falls, and the Franz Josef Glacier Waterfalls
Trident Creek Falls is a shapely waterfall near the foot of the Franz Josef Glacier in the Westland Tai Poutini National Park in New Zealand’s South Island.
Devil’s Punchbowl Falls
Devils Punchbowl Falls is a 131m falls (one of New Zealand’s tallest) seen from Arthur’s Pass Village but best seen on Devils Punchbowl Track or Scotts Track.
Bridal Veil Falls
Bridal Veil Falls is an elusive waterfall north of Arthur’s Pass Village best seen from Scotts Track as opposed to the Bridal Veil Track in Canterbury, NZ.
Avalanche Creek Falls
Avalanche Creek Falls is a side waterfall visible in Arthur’s Pass Village, but it’s really my waterfalling excuse to talk about the Avalanche Peak Track.
Carew Creek Falls
Carew Creek Falls (also just Carew Falls) is a 30m waterfall visible from Lake Brunner but accessed on a short hour-long return track towards its base.
Dorothy Falls
Dorothy Falls is an obscure waterfall said to be 64m tall in the LINZ-based topo maps, but we only saw the last 10-15m of it while driving by Lake Kaniere.
Twin Creek Falls and Reid Falls
Twin Creek Falls and Reid Falls are a pair of waterfalls the Otira Viaduct. Reid Falls is modified by rock slides while Twin Creek Falls is by the Temple Basin.
Five Mile Creek Falls (“Waterfall Walk”)
Five Mile Creek Falls is a tall and slender 40m waterfall reached by a short 20-minute walk by Maruia Springs and Lewis Pass in New Zealand’s South Island.