Charming Creek Walkway
Ngakawau
Reviews
Rocket
Ranking: 9/10
Very beautiful walk, just wishing it would be a loop instead of out and back.
Seems to be very popular, so start early ;)
Owen
Ranking: 10/10
My son still thinks of the Charming Creek walk as one of the most beautiful places on earth (with a close second being on the Island of Hawaii). The Charming Creek walk _is_ beautiful and interesting. The combination of a remarkable walk through creek, canyon, and falls all set in a COAL MINE - is a striking contrast to say the least. The history and artifacts really add a lot of technical and cultural interest to a nature walk.
But the great secrets to this walk are:
1) go after (not during) a good rain,And only if you are a good swimmer, and at your own risk:
2) swim out to and under the waterfall - yolo,
3) swim around the corner and up the stream from the waterfall pool - for a bit the stream is bounded by vertical rock walls and is to deep to wade. This section just upstream from the waterfall pool is crazy beautiful, and it can't be seen from the trail - you have to swim and wade it.
Filipe Santos
Ranking: 10/10
Well preserved walkway and the falls are just perfect. Should be more shown on a postcard.
Rob & Colleen Elwood
Ranking: 10/10
Great walk through spectacular scenery .. but not so good for leisure e-cycling. Tried riding from both ends but gave up after about 10 minutes from the Seddonville start. Easier riding in from Ngakawau but the long stretches of remaining wooden sleepers and rails make a judder-bar staircase that defeated us after about 40 minutes. Young, fit, gung-ho types of dedicated mountain bikes would find it easy .. especially if starting from the Seddonville end as the track is downhill all the way.
Floriane Desnoyer
Ranking: 10/10
Do not miss this walk! Three hours easy walk along the old railway. So beautiful views of waterfalls, small and big ones!! The Ngakawau River is incredible, wild and strong.
Rachael and Nik
Ranking: 7/10
No toilet (anywhere). Nice trail, some rocky areas. Really cool to learn about heritage and history of the area. I appreciate not being a coal miner.
Saskia
Ranking: 8/10
Nice walk along train tracks through tunnels and over bridges.
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Bill
Ranking: 10/10
Old railway track - very lovely.
Evon Jones
Ranking: 8/10
Lovely historic walk.
Veeh Barrington
Ranking: 9/10
Lovely, well kept scenic walk.
Philip Schumann
Ranking: 10/10
A dismounted old coach railway. Relics, tunnels, gorge, waterfalls, information boards, absolutely great! 2 and a half hours return.
Martin Sajdok
Ranking: 10/10
Beautiful interesting and for me a must do walking track.
Karine Scheers
Ranking: 10/10
Not only beautiful but also historically very interesting!
Gerard Berote
Ranking: 10/10
Easy walk, fantastic views.
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Paul Davies
Ranking: 7/10
Followed railway line to mine. A great walk.
Jacqui Knight
Ranking: 10/10
The best walk I have done in New Zealand. We only walked to the waterfall, but had so much fun walking through tunnels looking at railway artefacts, going over bridges and admiring the the absolutely stunning scenery,
Derek Knight
Ranking: 10/10
All time favourite short walk. We walked from Ngakawau end to Maugatiri falls. Every part of this walk is interesting including the track itself-an old railway-do this walk !
David & Sue Lokkerbol
Ranking: 9/10
Not quite as demanding as nearby Denniston Track but fascinating industried archeology, caves, suspension bridge, open pasture - this hike has it all.
Rachel_Flowers
Ranking: 10/10
Excellent walk...both history and beauty, tunnels and waterfalls! Easy walking, no tourists!
Brock Wagner
Ranking: 10/10
Great nature, interesting history.
Pam de Vos
Ranking: 8/10
The whole walk took 3-4 hours one way but in 1.5-2 hours you make a return to the major spots.
Enno Brehm
Ranking: 10/10
Great experience, beautiful site, nice views, nice compact day walk