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Ohakune & Tūroa
Waitonga Falls Track
Easy 4.0 kmreturn 1 hr 20 min return ↑ 316 m
Ohakune & Tūroa
Mangawhero Forest Walk
Easy Short walk
A loop through giant rimu and kāmahi forest with a riverside section.
3.4 kmloop
1 hr 15 min loopwalking time
↑ 230 mclimb
723 mhigh point
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DOC distance 3.4 km; the mapped line measures 6.2 km.
What you’ll see
Podocarp forestRiver
The walk
Boardwalks and gravel paths wind through dense podocarp forest with huge rimu, tree ferns and mosses, following the Mangawhero River for part of the loop. Excellent in rain and rich in birdsong.
Start. Start of Ohakune Mountain Road, by the DOC office
Snow & season
Combine with
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Ohakune & Tūroa
Mangawhero Falls Walk
Easiest 200 mreturn 10 min return ↑ 4 m
Ohakune & Tūroa
Rotokura Ecological Area walk
Easy 1.1 kmreturn 30 min return (1 hr to both lakes) ↑ 111 m