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© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Whakapapa Village
Taranaki Falls Loop
Easy 6.0 kmloop 2 hr loop ↑ 146 m
Whakapapa Village
Whakapapanui Walk
Easy Half day
A sheltered forest walk beside a boulder-strewn mountain stream, ideal when cloud sits on the peaks.
6.0 kmreturn
2 hr returnwalking time
↑ 126 mclimb
1,130 mhigh point
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What you’ll see
Beech forestMountain stream
The walk
The track follows the Whakapapanui Stream down from the village through mountain beech forest, with frequent openings onto the water. Watch for whio (blue duck). It can be walked one way with a car at each end.
Start. Whakapapa Village (or the Whakapapanui car park on SH48)
Snow & season
Combine with
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© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 Whakapapa Village
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