Off-lead OKEasy
Spa Park to Huka Falls Walk
Taupō · Waikato
↑ 24 m gain↓ 22 m descenthigh 358 msteepest 10 %
DISTANCE2.7 km
ASCENT24 m
DURATION34m
STEEPEST10 %
DirectionsApple MapsForecast at the trailheadDOC track pageDownload GPXSend the start point to your phone
Nearest emergency vetBay After Hours Veterinary Hospital (BAHVET), Tauranga
07 220 9775
The route
Good to know
Dogs can run off-lead here, one of only 323 tracks in Aotearoa where that’s allowed.
Open track, carry water for the dogUsually a quiet track
About Spa Park to Huka Falls Walk
Spa Park to Huka Falls Walk is a track of 2.7 km, near Taupō in Waikato.
A short, easy family-friendly riverside walk following the Waikato River from Spa Thermal Park to Huka Falls near Taupo, letting you reach the falls on foot rather than by road. It crosses the naturally hot Otumuheke Stream and has lovely river views along the way.
It sits at the easy end and gains roughly 24 m, pitching up to 10 % at its steepest, and takes about 34m to walk.
Dogs are allowed off the lead on this one.