Driving Dorothy Falls Road at Lake Kaniere near Hokitika | West Coast | New Zealand | 4k

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Driving Dorothy Falls Road from the Dorothy Falls Carpark to Hans Bay at Lake Kaniere, near Hokitika, in the Westland District of the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island.

Lake Kaniere is about 20 kilometres east of Hokitika, and is considered one of the best lakes for water sports in the region due to it's close vicinity to the State Highway, and the placid nature of the lake. The lake is surrounded on three sides by towering mountains which are covered in snow in the winter, while native bush grows right down to the shore of the lake.

The lake is the source of the Hokitika water supply while the Kaniere water race, measuring approximately 11 kilometres in distance, which carries water to the small power station located closer to town, is very popular with mountain bikers and trampers.