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Pipiwai Trail Bamboo Forest

Pipiwai Trail Bamboo Forest

At about 1.2 miles into the Pipiwai Trail, the crossing of a bridge with metal railings marks the beginning of a beautiful bamboo forest, with long, slender stalks looming into the skies.

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Boardwalk on the Pipiwai Trail leading through a dense, towering bamboo forest
Boardwalk on the Pipiwai Trail leading through a dense, towering bamboo forest

Just think, what you’re actually looking at is a type of grass, but how different!

The grassy leaves at the tip of the stalk tower over you, and when they sway in the wind, they sometimes completely cover the skies, obliterating the sunlight!

Towering bamboo stalks cover the sky, with the leaves at the tip blocking the sunlight
Towering bamboo stalks cover the sky, with the leaves at the tip blocking the sunlight

Don’t forget to listen to the clattering, rustling music of the bamboo, swaying in the winds, soothing and mesmerizing at the same time!

A series of long, wooden-planked boardwalks take you through the bamboo forest, that turns really dense in some areas, and in others you’ll see the Pipiwai Stream bubbling along next to the trail.

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