Ryde Falls is a walking track in the Oxford Forest Conservation Area, near View Hill in Waimakariri. It holds a Google rating of 4.5 from 47 reviews, and reviewers often mention the waterfall, the muddy walk and the water crossings.
The track crosses cleared private land with views of the plains, then enters beech forest and descends to Coopers Creek to view the five-tier falls. It can be reached from the View Hill or Coopers Creek car parks, and the two together make a circuit walk. The creek can be impossible to cross after heavy rain, and the track can be muddy and slippery near the viewpoint. Dogs must be kept on a leash.
For a forest walk to a waterfall near Oxford, it is a track worth doing in good weather, with sturdy footwear.