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Ohakune & Tūroa
Mangawhero Falls Walk
Easiest 200 mreturn 10 min return ↑ 4 m
Tracks
29 walks, ten minutes to six days
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29 tracks
© Blueromulan · CC BY-SA 3.0 
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Whakapapa Village
Tawhai Falls Walk
Easiest 800 mreturn 20 min return ↑ 18 m
© Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 
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Upper Ruapehu & Whakapapa Ski Area
Meads Wall
Easy 1.0 km 20–30 min return
© NightOwlCall · CC0 
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Whakapapa Village
Ridge Track
Easy 1.2 kmreturn 40 min return ↑ 91 m
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Ohakune & Tūroa
Rotokura Ecological Area walk
Easy 1.1 kmreturn 30 min return (1 hr to both lakes) ↑ 111 m
© ShakyIsles · CC BY-SA 4.0 
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Ohakune & Tūroa
Mangawhero Forest Walk
Easy 3.4 kmloop 1 hr 15 min loop ↑ 230 m
© ShakyIsles · CC BY-SA 4.0 
© ShakyIsles · CC BY-SA 4.0 
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Ohakune & Tūroa
Waitonga Falls Track
Easy 4.0 kmreturn 1 hr 20 min return ↑ 316 m
© Kesara Rathnayake · CC BY-SA 2.0 10
Upper Ruapehu & Whakapapa Ski Area
Waterfalls Descent Trail
Intermediate 2.4 kmone way 1–2 hr descent ↑ 7 m
© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 
© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 
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Whakapapa Village
Taranaki Falls Loop
Easy 6.0 kmloop 2 hr loop ↑ 146 m
© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 
© Department of Conservation · CC BY 4.0 
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Whakapapa Village
Whakapapanui Walk
Easy 6.0 kmreturn 2 hr return ↑ 126 m
© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 © Kesara Rathnayake · CC BY-SA 2.0 
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Upper Ruapehu & Whakapapa Ski Area
Skyline Ridge Trail
Advanced 2.3 kmreturn 1.5–2.5 hr return from Knoll Ridge ↑ 236 m
© Geoff McKay · CC BY 2.0 
© Du Hugin Skulblaka · CC BY-SA 4.0 
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Tongariro & Mangatepōpō
Mangatepōpō Valley & Soda Springs
Easy 6.0 kmreturn 2 hr return ↑ 390 m
© Eusebius@Commons · CC BY 2.0 
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Tongariro & Mangatepōpō
Mount Tongariro summit side trip
Expert 3.0 kmreturn +1.5–2 hr return from Red Crater ↑ 220 m
© Mike Dickison · CC BY 4.0 
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Tongariro & Mangatepōpō
Lake Rotopounamu Track
Easy 5.0 kmloop 2 hr loop ↑ 377 m
© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 17
Whakapapa Village
Silica Rapids Track
Easy 7.0 kmloop 2.5 hr loop ↑ 276 m
© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 
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Tongariro & Mangatepōpō
Ngāuruhoe (not recommended)
Expert 3.0 kmreturn +3 hr return ↑ 649 m
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Ohakune & Tūroa
Blyth Hut
Intermediate 4.0 kmreturn 2 hr one way ↑ 608 m
© Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 
© sarang
Sarang · Public domain 
20
Desert Road & Rangipō
Waihohonu Hut & Ohinepango Springs
Easy 14 kmreturn 3–4 hr return ↑ 189 m
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Whakapapa Village
Whakapapaiti Valley Track
Intermediate 16 kmloop 4–5 hr loop ↑ 640 m
© Johnragla · CC BY-SA 4.0 
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Ohakune & Tūroa
Ohakune Old Coach Road
Easy 15 kmone way 4–5 hr one way (2 hr return to the viaduct) ↑ 715 m
© ShakyIsles · CC BY-SA 4.0 
© Geoff McKay · CC BY 2.0 
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Ohakune & Tūroa
Lake Surprise via Mangaturuturu
Advanced 9.0 kmreturn 4–5 hr return ↑ 796 m
© ShakyIsles · CC BY-SA 4.0 
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Ohakune & Tūroa
Tupapakurua Falls Track
Advanced 11 kmreturn 4–5 hr return (Taranaki Lookout 1 hr) ↑ 395 m
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Whakapapa Village
Tama Lakes Track
Intermediate 17 kmreturn 5–6 hr return ↑ 686 m
© Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 
© WolfmanSF · CC BY-SA 3.0 
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Upper Ruapehu & Whakapapa Ski Area
Ruapehu Crater Lake (guided climb)
Expert 4–7 hr return from the top lifts
© Geoff McKay · CC BY 2.0 
© Markrosenrosen · CC BY-SA 3.0 
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Tongariro & Mangatepōpō
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Advanced 19 kmone way 7–8 hr one way ↑ 1111 m
© Michal Klajban · CC BY-SA 4.0 
© Geoff McKay · CC BY 2.0 
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Tongariro & Mangatepōpō
Tongariro Northern Circuit
Intermediate 43 kmloop 3–4 days ↑ 1517 m
© Sarang · Public domain 
© ShakyIsles · CC BY-SA 4.0 
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Desert Road & Rangipō
Round the Mountain Track
Advanced 66 kmloop 4–6 days ↑ 2340 m