Wilkies Pools & Dawson Falls, Egmont National Park - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year
Day 50: Today is the first day with our WWOOF family and we’re heading to the beautiful Wilkies Pools and Dawson Falls in Egmont National Park.
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Today is the first day we are spending with our WWOOFing family here in Taranaki. They are keen to show us the wild and wonderful Egmont National Park on the slope of Mt Taranaki.
We head to the Dawson Falls Visitor Centre where we start our first walk in the Egmont National Park, the Wilkies Pools Loop Track. We make our way through beautiful forest to the Wilkies Pools made of super clear water.
After playing games of hide and seek on the way back with the kids, we then move onto our next walk of the day to Dawson Falls in the Egmont National Park. This is a short walk through the forest down to an epic long-drop waterfall tumbling into the rock pools below.
Now we head from the Egmont National Park back to the farm where Robin is helping our WWOOF hose do some farm chores.
So what do you think of Wilikies Pools and Dawson Falls? Are they places you would go in the Egmont National Park?
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Dawson Falls on Mount Taranaki (Egmont), New Zealand
This stunning waterfall is located within walking distance (10 minutes) of the Dawson Falls Visitor Centre in Egmont National Park.
Local Maori legend tell us how it was given its Maori name, Te Rere 'O' Noke. There was a warrior who had done a great mischief and was running from his would be killers and hid behind the then 18 metre waterfall to hide from his pursuers. They ran past and did not find him, so he escaped to the east coast. When the others heard of how he had escaped them they named the falls after him The Falls of Noke.
The first European to see the falls was Thomas Dawson. He nearly fell over them when he was exploring up the Kapuni River. He built a small hut nearby as he spent many long hours on the mountain exploring. Today the falls still bear his name, as does the tourist lodge 600 m up the road from the falls.
Located on the south eastern slopes of Mt Taranaki, in Egmont National Park.
Dawson Falls sits at the top end of Manaia Road 14 km from Kaponga. The drive to the roadend is through scenic native forest. Kaponga is an easy drive west of Stratford and Eltham.
Dawson Falls, Mount Egmont National Park NZ
Christmas Day spent around the falls.
Dawson Falls, Egmont National Park
Dawson Falls - Egmont National Park
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Dawson Falls , New Plymouth , New Zealand
This is a video of our trip to Dawson Falls in Taranaki province of New Zealand. A very beautiful spot and well worth a look if you are in the Taranaki area.
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Enjoying some short hikes in Egmont National Park and driving the ring road in & around the beautiful Taranaki region of New Zealand!
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Enjoying some gorgeous hikes in and around Egmont National park. We took the basic trek from the car park up to what would be the ski lodge in the winter. This was my first fairly big hike since my achilles surgery this summer. We also enjoyed some hikes in lower elevations checking out Dawson Falls and a long footbridge.
On a different full day, we enjoyed the sea version of Taranaki, driving the full length of the coastal highway from New Plymouth, to Cape Egmonth Lighthouse, local beaches, and through some historic small towns before returning to New Plymouth. This is surely one hell of a unique and picturesque region of New Zealand and should not be missed. :)
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Egmont National Park, Dawson Falls, X-mas 2019
South Taranaki now... walking through the insane goblin forest and checking out the mad landscapes. Had to go 'swimming' too...
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Flying Dawson Falls in 4k
Flying around Dawson Falls up Mount Taranaki.
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Tentokrát zdoláváme naší druhou horu na Novém Zélandu - Mt. Taranaki s výškou 2 518 m.n.m. Tato hora se nachází v Egmont Národním Parku, kde můžete vidět také vodopád Dawson Falls a 40-ti metrový lanový most nad propastí. V tomto videu také uvidíte, jak nám Kuby telefon zachránil život před umrznutím. :D A nakonec pár slov na slavné téma: Pocit svobody při cestování v dodávce... :)
Dawson Falls Mountain Lodge, Stratford, New Zealand, HD Review
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Situated in the beautiful Egmont National Park, on the slopes of Mt Taranaki, Dawson Falls Mountain Lodge offers boutique style accommodation with magnificent views.Guests can enjoy hiking and forest walks directly from the property.
Located at the end of Manaia Road, Dawson Falls Lodge provides direct access to walking tracks such as Dawson Falls and Wilkies Pools as well as Fantham's Peal and the Around The Mountain Circut. It is 25 minutes' drive from Stratford.
Shared facilities include 2 guest lounges and a beautiful dining area. The cafe provides light refreshments most days, and a set 3-course menu is available at 19:00, which must be booked in advance.
All rooms feature a bathroom with a bathtub or shower and free toiletries. Some rooms have a mountain view and others have a lovely view over South-East Taranaki.
Enchanted Track in Egmont National Park - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – BackpackerGuide.NZ
Day 54: Today we are walking the Enchanted Track in Egmont National Park of Mt Taranaki and we can see exactly why they call it “enchanted”...
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It’s Day 54 of New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year where we’re doing 365 days: 365 activities! Today’s activity is walking the Enchanted Track in Egmont National Park on the slopes of Mt Taranaki!
We drive from Stratford to the forests surrounding the lower slopes of Mt Taranaki, covered in winding dense forests that look like something from a fairy tale. We find out soon enough why they call the walk we go on the Enchanted Track.
The Enchanted Track in Egmont National Park goes through the beautiful forests in a loop joining to other tracks along the way. We are amazed by this awesome wilderness environment right here in the Egmont National Park.
It’s back to the Stratford Holiday Park after doing the Enchated Track of Egmont National Park.
So what do you think of the Enchanted Track in Egmont National Park? Would you add it to your New Zealand bucket list?
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Hiking near Mt. Taranaki I take the trail to Dawson Falls and the Wilkies Pools.
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Dawson Falls
An amazing waterfall which you can walk to from the Mt. Egmont national park (South Side)
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Dawson Falls in 4k Drone
Dawson Falls in 4k Drone
This short video is shot in 1080 but scaled to 4k in post production plus color grading on top of that. This beautiful 18m waterfall is called Dawson Falls and is located within Egmont National Park, around 4 hour drive from Wellington City. This video is my amateur attempt at flying a drone. However, what I lack in talent I make up for in consistency. ;)
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