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Lower
Tama Lake and the northern side of Ruapehu.
Photo by F. Blanc-Paques. |
"Tongariro National park offers
a superb range of shorter walks, many of them easy and some more
difficult. On those that lead into exposed alpine areas walkers
should be properly equipped for sudden and harsh weather changes.
Winter conditions can also make many of Tongariro's tracks unsuitable
for most walkers. If in doubt ask park staff. The nature of Tongariro's
tramping routes also makes many parts of them suitable for day trips..."
Quoted
from A Tramper's Guide to
New Zealand's National Parks. |
|
Walk
|
Duration
|
Starting
point
|
Point
of Interest
|
| Alpine
Garden |
20
minutes return |
Park
Headquarters |
native
alpine plants |
| Ridge
Track |
30
minutes return |
Park
Headquarters |
Mt
Ruapehu and tussock |
| Lahar
Mounds |
10
minutes return |
near
junction highways 48 and 47 |
mounds
originating from mudflows from Ruapehu (lahars) |
| Tawhai
Falls |
20
minutes return |
below
Chateau golf course |
falls
over a lava flow |
| Hinehimi's
Track |
20
minutes return |
Highway
47, near
te Ponanga Saddle |
native
podocarp forest, rimu |
| Mangatepopo
Valley |
2
hours return |
gravel road off highway 47 |
Ngaruhoe
lava flows, Soda Springs |
| Ketetahi
Hut |
5
hours return |
carpark
on highway 47A |
native
bush, tussock country, Ketetahi Springs |
| Taranaki
Falls |
2
hours return |
Chateau |
beech
forest, tussock, views over the volcanoes |
| Tama
Lakes |
5
hours return |
Chateau |
beech
forest, tussock, views over the volcanoes |
| Silica
Rapids |
3
hours round trip |
Park
Headquarters |
tussock,
alpine vegetation |
| Whakapapanui
Track |
2
hours return |
park
headquarters |
beech
forest and native trees, tussock |
| Lake
Rotopounamou |
2
hours round trip |
Highway
47, near
te Ponanga Saddle |
native
podocarp forest, birds |
| Mangawhero
Forest Walk |
80
minutes round trip |
Ohakune
Ranger station |
native
forest |
| Waitonga
Falls |
2
hours return |
Ohakune
Mountain road |
falls,
native forest |
Books
quoted or presented:
Burton,
Robbie and Maggie Atkinson, 1998. A
Tramper's Guide to New Zealand's National Parks.
Reed.
Other
useful bibliographical references:
Pickering,
Mark and Rodney Smith, 1994. 101
Great Tramps in New Zealand. Reed.
Cobb,
John, 1990. The
Walking Tracks of New Zealand's National Parks. Penguin.
DuFresne,
Jim, 1998. Tramping in New Zealand. Lonely Planet.
Pickering,
Mark, 1996.
Wild walks - Sixty Short North Island Walks. Shoal Bay Press.
New
Zealand's Walkways. New
Zealand Walkway Commission, 1984.
Collingwood,
David and E. V. Sale, 1992. The Forest & Bird Book of Nature
Walks. Reed
Williamson,
Allan, 1985. Tongariro and Taupo Walks. Wilson & Horton.
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