KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
An easy 1 hour loop walk including a visit to Dawson Falls.
Map Data: Google, Digital Globe, Department of Conservation (DOC).
below to explore this walk.
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
The walk begins at the roadside 75 metres below the Dawson Falls Visitor Centre carpark.
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
The track winds gently downhill as it follows the Kapuni Stream.
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
Twisted Kamahi Goblin Forest.
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
Kapuni Stream.
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
Kapuni Stream.
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
Here the track meets up with the Dawson Falls track.
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
This side track leads down to the base of the falls.
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
View of Dawson falls from part way down the side track. From here we can hear the constant clatter of rocks going over the waterfall and falling on the pile of rocks below.
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
So imagine our surprise to find someone standing under the waterfall. He said, "The rocks were coming down in the other waterfall..." Dawson Falls is 18 meteres high. Its Maori name is Rere-a-Noke - named after a warrior who hid behind the falls to escape from his enemies.
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
Returning to the main track, this is the view from the Dawson Falls Lookout.
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
Now the track returns to the road and crosses it.
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
The track gets a bit overgrown here.
KAPUNI LOOP TRACK - Egmont National Park
The Kapuni Loop Track exits just below the Dawson Falls Visitors Centre carpark.