Last Updated on: 21 July 2023

Thunder Creek Falls drops a grand 96 Mt into the Haast River in the Southern Alps

Quick Facts about this walk

  • Location: West Coast South Island
  • Distance: 0.50 km
  • Time needed: 20 Minutes
  • Difficulty: Very Easy
  • Wheelchair Access: Yes
  • Route: Double back
  • Elevation: 146m
  • Wet Feet: No
  • Toilets: No
  • Dogs: No
  • Mobile Coverage: No
  • Last Updated: November, 2019

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Summary points about this walk

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Track Quality

The track in is surprisingly sealed, making for an enjoyable walk into the Thunder Creek falls viewing platform or you can walk down to the water’s edge and test out the temperature of the Haast River.

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Driving Instructions

Thunder creek Falls is on Highway 6, 50 Km inland on the Haast pass road.

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Points of interest along the walk​

sealed path into the falls
Thunder creek Falls, Haast Pass
Starting point

Point 1: Thunder creek Falls, Haast Pass

The track in is surprisingly sealed, making for an enjoyable walk into the Thunder Creek falls viewing platform or you can walk down to the water’s edge and test out the temperature of the Haast River. One more Kilometer up the road is another interesting place to stop, the bridge that crosses the Haast River Gorge. The safest place to park the car is across the bridge.

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