Sanders Falls Track
Waimate · Canterbury
Route and dog-access details for this walk come from the Department of Conservation, licensed CC BY 4.0. DOC’s own wording: “Dogs allowed. Keep dog under control at all times. Other pets on conservation land rules. That is the Department of Conservation's current wording on its own page for the Kelceys Bush tracks, the page that describes this walk, in the Hunters Hills area northwest of Waimate”. Evidence: a hand-checked correction against the authority. How we check dog rules.
Good to know
Dogs are allowed here. Watch for ground-nesting birds and stock, and read the signs at the gate.
About Sanders Falls Track
Near Waimate in Canterbury, Sanders Falls Track runs 0.3 km.
A short walk in Kelceys Bush Recreation Reserve, north-west of Waimate in South Canterbury. A gentle climb with some steps leads to a viewing platform at Sanders Falls, passing the historic pipe that supplied Waimate's water from 1915 to 1932, with a side branch to a lookout over the valley (about 20 minutes one way). DOC calls this one Sanders Falls Walk. A gentle climb and some steps take you to a viewing platform looking over the falls, and a short branch off the track leads to a lookout and seat with views up the valley. The pipe alongside the track, and at the falls, supplied Waimate's water from 1915 until a major flood ended it in 1932. DOC allows 20 min one way, which is longer than our measured line suggests, so leave the time. Worth knowing before you set off with a dog: DOC says hunting is permitted within Kelceys Bush Conservation Area and hunters may be present at any time. The dog rule is DOC's own, off the same page: dogs allowed, kept under control at all times, with the usual other pets on conservation land rules.
Graded easy, it stays flat overall, and takes about 3m to walk.
Dogs are welcome here.