4-601: The McLean Falls on the Tautuku River in Catlins Forest Park descend a number of steep drop offs and terraces, with the very top of the waterfall, where it meets its first waterpool being 22-metres. It then descends for many more metres over a series of terraces. The McLean Falls are often described as the most spectacular in the region. However, its sister waterfall Purakaunui Falls is more visited, due to it being more easily accessible. The entrance to
8-635: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tautuku River The Tautuku River originates in the Maclennan Range of The Catlins in New Zealand. It continues through native bush for almost its entire length, including McLean Falls . Near its mouth at Tautuku Bay, just north of Tautuku Peninsula , the river flows through the Tautuku Estuary, a breeding ground for fernbirds . The river's lowermost stretch through
12-496: The Tautuku River valley with views of the river and bush. The path, including boardwalks and footbridges, is maintained by the Department of Conservation and is regularly gravelled. 46°34′11″S 169°21′08″E / 46.569608°S 169.352150°E / -46.569608; 169.352150 This Otago geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This waterfall -related article
16-622: The McLean Falls River Walk is three kilometres from the Southern Scenic Route on Rewcastle Road. The track from the road to the falls passes through a variety of native forest and shrub types: Rimu, Kamahi, divaricating shrubland, huge tree fuchsia, stands of olearia and podocarp forest. A footbridge then crosses the subsidiary, Duckaday Creek, named by the early settler, Doug McLean, who used to bathe in it from time to time. The walk follows an easy grade along
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