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Location & access
DOC track reference point, not a verified trailhead, entrance or the whole route. Check the official route directions before travel.
Official location informationLocation source
DOC track reference point, not a verified trailhead, entrance or the whole route.
Reference point: -36.45388, 174.65164. WGS84 coordinates retained at the official service's returned precision; decimal resolution is not survey accuracy. Source positional accuracy is not specified.
DOC Maps walking and tramping reference point (WGS84), exact official-page GUID / Department of Conservation. Checked 2026-10-12.
Key facts
- Distance
- 1 km return via same track
- Walking time
- 30 min
- Track grade
- Easiest
- Location
- Warkworth area
- Dog access
- No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Checked against official sources on 8 October 2026. Rules and conditions are set by Department of Conservation — confirm with them before you go.
Route overview
Walk through native bush and forest to a waterfall.
This DOC directory entry covers Waterfall Track in Auckland, within Warkworth area. Where DOC groups several walks, times and grades refer to the listed options rather than a single continuous itinerary.
Distance, time and grade
- Distance: 1 km return via same track
- Walking time: 30 min
- DOC grade: Easiest
Access and alerts
Source checked 2026-10-08. This page is a dated snapshot, not a live track-status report. Check current DOC route information immediately before travelling. An absence of listed alerts does not establish that a route is open.
Dog access
No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Description
From the Old SH 1 / Twin Coast Discovery Highway car park, the track drops down to the Pohuehue Stream and into native forest to a track junction.
Follow the signs left at the junction to take the Waterfall Track alongside the stream. A side track leads to Pohuehue falls and a lookout.
Return to the car park from here or continue on the Beverley Price Loop Track.
Getting there
The entrance to the walkway is signposted on the western side of Old SH 1 / Twin Coast Discovery Highway, just north of the Pohuehue viaduct between Waiwera and Warkworth.
It's 66 km north of Auckland off Old SH 1 / Twin Coast Discovery Highway
Sources and reuse
Route descriptions and practical information reproduced from the Department of Conservation, Crown copyright, under CC BY 4.0, subject to DOC's copyright policy. Formatting has been adapted, including flattening page sections; follow the original DOC page for maps, section-specific layout, current notices and linked documents. Outdoor Next is independent and is not endorsed by DOC.
The accompanying photograph is a licensed general hiking illustration, not a photograph of this route.
