Ryde falls, June 2019

Travel to Ryde Falls in June of 2019

Gateway to Ryde Falls, Oxford hills, close to Wharfdale track

This is the gateway to Ryde falls, tucked in Oxford hills close to Waimakariri gorge in the Wharfdale track.

As you start walking to the Falls, you walk through a serene forest of ferns, and dense growth. We wished NZ Department of Conservation did some maintenance on the track as some parts of the track was quite difficult to pass and had soft mud that was difficult to traverse. But what is tramping without its challenges?

The path that goes up to Ryde Falls

From here, a mountain track winds up and sidles the hillside through a forest of black beech trees. You can see the honeydew hanging from the dark bark of the trees and a mild aroma of the honey hangs in the air. The wood was lovely and dark at places.

Kahikatea tree