© Johnragla · CC BY-SA 4.0 Ohakune & Tūroa
Ohakune Old Coach Road
Easy 15 kmone way 4–5 hr one way (2 hr return to the viaduct) ↑ 715 m
Historic · Ohakune & Tūroa
Hapuawhenua Viaduct
640 m HistoricForest
A curving 1908 railway viaduct you can walk across, on the historic Old Coach Road.
The Ohakune Old Coach Road follows the cobbled route used to connect the two railheads of the North Island Main Trunk before 1908. Its highlight is the 284 m Hapuawhenua Viaduct, a curved steel structure now open to walkers and cyclists, beside its 1987 concrete replacement, with a tunnel, native forest and views to Ruapehu.
Hapuawhenua Viaduct © Johnragla · CC BY-SA 4.0 
© AlasdairW · CC BY-SA 4.0 Tracks that reach Hapuawhenua Viaduct
© Johnragla · CC BY-SA 4.0 Also nearby
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Waterfall· 1,100 m · Ohakune & Tūroa
Waitonga Falls
The highest waterfall in the park, a 39 m curtain of water on the southern slopes of Ruapehu.
Wetland· 1,140 m · Ohakune & Tūroa
Rotokawa Pools
Alpine tarns that mirror Ruapehu’s southern peaks on a still morning.
Waterfall· 1,050 m · Ohakune & Tūroa
Mangawhero Falls
A roadside waterfall in a mossy gorge, filmed as Ithilien in The Lord of the Rings.
Filming location Mangawhero Falls Walk