Lennox Falls

Lennox Falls is a named, multi-tier waterfall on the Rees Valley approach to the Rees-Dart Track, set against forested slopes above broad grass flats. It’s a worthwhile point of interest if you’re already tramping in the valley; it isn’t a roadside stop.

From Muddy Creek, the Rees Valley route takes 12 km and 4–5 hours to reach the park boundary. It starts on a vehicle track, then uses marker poles across boggy ground. That’s the approach’s distance to the boundary, not a verified distance to the falls. The route crosses private farmland, so stay on the marked track and leave gates as you find them. The Kea Basin side trip starts across the Rees River north of the falls; you don’t need that crossing to see Lennox Falls along the approach. A dedicated lookout isn’t documented, so don’t leave the route seeking a closer view.

The falls sit in a wide valley of river and grassy flats, with Mt Earnslaw/Pikirakatahi and the Forbes Range in the surrounding view. Include the open flats and river in a photo to show the falls in their setting; a tight crop loses the scale of the valley. The Rees and Dart valleys are glacially shaped, with green and grey schist around them.