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Ohakune & Tūroa
Waitonga Falls Track
Easy 4.0 kmreturn 1 hr 20 min return ↑ 316 m
Ohakune & Tūroa
Ohakune Old Coach Road
Easy Full day
A historic cobbled coach road through forest to the curving Hapuawhenua Viaduct and a railway tunnel. Walk or bike.
15 kmone way
4–5 hr one way (2 hr return to the viaduct)walking time
↑ 715 mclimb
784 mhigh point
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© AlasdairW · CC BY-SA 4.0 Elevation profile
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DOC distance 15 km; the mapped line measures 10.6 km.
What you’ll see
Native forestHistoric viaducts & tunnelFarmland views to Ruapehu
The walk
The full route runs 15 km from Ohakune to Horopito along the 1906 coach road, with cobbles, cuttings, forest and two viaducts. Most walkers do the first section to the Hapuawhenua Viaduct and back (about 2 hours).
Start. Marshalls Road, Ohakune (to Horopito)
Snow & season
Combine with
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Ohakune & Tūroa
Mangawhero Falls Walk
Easiest 200 mreturn 10 min return ↑ 4 m
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Ohakune & Tūroa
Mangawhero Forest Walk
Easy 3.4 kmloop 1 hr 15 min loop ↑ 230 m