Wairēinga/Bridal Veil Falls

DOC track · Waikato

Wairēinga/Bridal Veil Falls is a 0.8 km DOC walk in Waikato with 55 m of climbing and a high point of 201 m.

Wairēinga/Bridal Veil Falls
Photo: Department of Conservation

Walk to the top and down to the base of these spectacular 55 m falls.

— Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0

Track stats

Distance0.8 km
Time (DOC)10 min | 20 min one way
Difficulty (DOC)Easiest
Track typeShort Walk(disabled)
Elevation gain55 m
Elevation loss18 m
Highest point201 m
Lowest point139 m
RegionWaikato
Start-37.90875, 174.89618
End-37.90779, 174.90053

Distance, elevation and the profile are worked out by TrailTreks from DOC's track line and the LINZ 8 m elevation model, from the start marker on the map. Time and difficulty are DOC's.

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Wairēinga/Bridal Veil FallsElevation from 142 m to 201 m over 0.76 km.140 m160 m180 m200 m220 m0 km0.2 km0.4 km0.6 km
Elevation from 142 m to 201 m over 0.76 km.

GPX file

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Alerts and conditions

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