Wairere Falls Lower Lookout

Beautiful! Highly recommend the hike.

The whole walk is beautifully scenic, the lower falls lookout is just many of the amazing sights you'll see along the way, recommend this walk on a clear dry day.

Not suitable for people with physical disabilities as the walking track is a little ruggedThe track has quite a few rocks (as steps) to walk alongTrack is slippery if it has rainedCloser to the lower look-out are lots of stairs to climbGood walk if you love adventuring outdoors

On a sunny day, my first impression is Wairere Falls look just like the Mountain Lu waterfall described in Li Bai's famous poem.Sunlight streaming on Incense Stone kindles a violet smoke:Far off I watch the waterfall plunge to the long river,Flying waters descending straight three thousand feet,Till I think the Milky Way has tumbled from the ninth height of Heaven.Such a majestic view!

Very nice water fall. Good & safe road/steps to come there

Beautiful place. Plenty of carpark spaces, and lots of hikers along the track. Takes about 45 mins to get to the lookout (one way), track is easy to walk, can be muddy in places, lots of huge boulders along the way. Make sure you have shoes with good grip and support. There are toilets at the start of the track as well. The waterfall itself is gorgeous, 153 m tall and truly stunning, it's visible from the road. Lush flora and greenery everywhere you look. Highly recommend visiting.

Awesome views, great walk, only about 45 minute to first lookout. Can be steep in places, make sure you apropriate footware!!

Beautiful hike through a forest overlooking an impressive waterfall.

Some giant climbs up here and lots of stairs. But well worth the climb. a great view of the waterfall and a delightful bit of hard work

Wairere waterfalls is the tallest in North Island in New Zealand. It takes 2 hours to drive from Auckland to the waterfall carpark. Long Drop (toilet) is available near the car park. Plenty of space for carpark and there is a security camera installed on site. The fall is about 15 mins drive from Matamata where you can also visit Hobit. The hike is challenging as opposed to some other reviewers who say it is easy. Take about an hour just to hike to the lookout. Apparently the hike is even harder from lookout to the top of the waterfall where you can swim. A perfect hike would be in the summer to climb to the top and then hike down to swim in the many rock pools. I would definitely make another trip to the fall. 100% worth the effort.