© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 
© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Whakapapa Village
Taranaki Falls Loop
Easy 6.0 kmloop 2 hr loop ↑ 146 m
Forest · Whakapapa Village
Whakapapanui Stream
1,050 m ForestWater
Sheltered beech forest beside a boulder-strewn mountain stream, home to whio (blue duck).
The Whakapapanui Walk follows the stream down-valley from the village through mountain beech, with openings onto the water. It is the walk to do when cloud sits on the mountain, and a good place to spot whio, the rare blue duck of fast alpine rivers.
Whakapapanui Stream © Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 
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© Department of Conservation · CC BY 4.0 Tracks that reach Whakapapanui Stream
© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 © Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 
© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 © Department of Conservation · CC BY 4.0 Whakapapa Village
Whakapapanui Walk
Easy 6.0 kmreturn 2 hr return ↑ 126 m
© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 Whakapapa Village
Silica Rapids Track
Easy 7.0 kmloop 2.5 hr loop ↑ 276 m
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Waterfall· 1,200 m · Whakapapa Village
Taranaki Falls
A 20 m waterfall plunging over the edge of a 15,000-year-old lava flow.
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Lake· 1,240 m · Whakapapa Village
Lower Tama Lake
A deep blue explosion crater lake on the saddle between Ruapehu and Ngāuruhoe.
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Lake· 1,440 m · Whakapapa Village
Upper Tama Lake
The most dramatic viewpoint in the Whakapapa area: a crater lake directly below Ngāuruhoe.