Tongariro Northern Circuit

Tongariro Northern Circuit
The Emerald Lakes
Length	43.1 km (26.8 mi)
Location	Tongariro National Park
Established	1993
Designation	Great Walk
Trailheads	Whakapapa Village
Use	Hiking
Highest point	Red Crater, 1,886 m (6,188 ft)
Hazards	Volcanic
Maintained by	Department of Conservation
Website	Tongariro Northern Circuit
Trail map

The Tongariro Northern Circuit, one of the New Zealand Great Walks, offers a three- to four-day tramp through Tongariro National Park New Zealand. Highlighted by the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, a full day of awe-inspiring landscapes, The entire trail spans a 50-kilometre (31 mi) around Mount Ngauruhoe. Approximately 2,500 hikers completed the walk in the 2021/22 season.[1] This contrasts with the roughly 25,000 who solely walk the Tongariro Crossing segment.[2]

Accommodation

There are three New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC) huts around the circuit - Mangatepopo, Oturere and Waihohonu. A fourth hut, Ketetahi, was damaged in the 2012 eruption and is now only a day shelter. It is forbidden to camp within 500 metres (1,600 ft) of the track.

References

1. "Great Walks booking numbers". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
2. DuFresne, Jim (November 2002). Tramping in New Zealand (5th ed.). Victoria, Australia: Lonely Planet Publications Ply Ltd. pp. 121–127. ISBN 1-74059-234-4.

• "Tongariro Northern Circuit Turangi Taupo area Great Walk". New Zealand Department of Conservation. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
• Ruapehu & Tongariro Recreation Areas (Map) (1st ed.). 1 : 50,000. large scale NZ topographic map series. Terralink International. 2002.

External links

• Tongariro Northern Circuit travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Media related to Tongariro Northern Circuit at Wikimedia Commons

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