Follow the Curtis Falls Track from the car park at Ngāti Ruanui Stratford Mountain House, turning right down steps into the valley of the Te Popo Stream. Steps and ladders up the other side lead steeply uphill before dropping sharply to the gorge of the Manganui River. Follow the river bed, rockhopping upstream to the falls.

Return downstream to the track junction, turning right to go back to the car park, or turning left to head to Maketawa Hut (2 hour - 2 hours 30 minutes from the junction). 

In Stratford, turn off SH3 into Pembroke Road and follow this up the mountain for 14.5 km to Ngāti Ruanui Stratford Mountain House.

Be ready for changeable weather

Mt Taranaki has changeable and unpredictable weather. Check the forecast and carry enough clothing and equipment to ensure you are able to cope with any type of weather, at any time of the year.

Snow, high rainfall and storm damage can make tracks impassable.

Egmont National Park weather forecast – NIWA website 

• Unbridged streams on this track may be impassable after heavy rain.
• Track erosion around streams may also be present.
• Expect overgrown and steep and slippery terrain in places. Navigaton may  be difficult.