Kurua Road in Ruapehu District

Kurua Road in Ruapehu District is a single-lane, gravelled minor road (100 km/h). It runs in a northeast-southwest direction and crosses Kurua Rd / Fishers Track (Te Araroa Trail) and ends at Kurua Road (Te Araroa Trail), while the other end is a cul-de-sac. This road is part of the bicycle route "Mountains to Sea Cycle Trail" and the hiking trail "Te Araroa - 04 Manawatū-Whanganui - e National Park to Whanganui River".

Road Type: minor road
Route: northeast-southwest

Hostel

Ski Haus Packpackers – approx. 8,0 km.
Howard's Mountain Lodge (WLAN) at Carroll Street 43 – approx. 8,1 km.
Plateau Lodge at Carroll Street 17 – approx. 8,4 km.
National Park Backpackers – approx. 8,6 km.
YHA Hostel at Findlay Street 4 – approx. 8,6 km.

Cafés

The Station Cafe (fish, chicken, kebab, Friture, coffee shop) at Station Road (3284) – approx. 7,9 km.

Stations

Waimarino – approx. 7,9 km.

Police stations

National Park police station (New Zealand Police) at Buddo Street 31 (3989) – approx. 8,2 km.

Restaurants

Spiral Restaurant & Bar (outdoor seating, takeaway, Wi-Fi, vegetarian options, wheelchair accessible, opening hours: Mon–Sun 6:30–9:30, 12–15, 17–21) – approx. 8,6 km.

Viewpoint

Second Tupapakurua Falls Lookout – approx. 4,9 km.
Taranaki Lookout – approx. 6,2 km.

Motel

Pipers Lodge – approx. 8,3 km.
Adventure Lodge & Motel – approx. 8,4 km.

Recycling centres

Refuse Station – approx. 7,8 km.

Convenience stores

Joy's Dairy – approx. 7,9 km.

Bicycle hires

Kiwi Mountain Bikes at Carroll Street 54 – approx. 8,0 km.

Outdoor shops

Skibiz – approx. 8,4 km.

Hotels

Alpine Lodge – approx. 7,9 km.
Pukenui Lodge – approx. 8,5 km.

Attraction

Derelict timber mill – approx. 4,6 km.

Benches

Tupapakurua Falls Lookout – approx. 5,0 km.

Platforms

Waimarino National Park – approx. 7,9 km.

Caravan site

Waimarino Park & Ride and Kiwi Camp (WLAN) – approx. 7,9 km.

Fire station

National Park Volunteer Fire Brigade (Fire and Emergency New Zealand) – approx. 8,1 km.

Fast food restaurants

Camo Kai (outdoor seating, takeaway, wheelchair accessible) – approx. 8,5 km.

Roads nearby

Kurua Road (Te Araroa Trail)

Kurua Rd / Fishers Track (Te Araroa Trail)

Upper Retaruke Road

Kurua Road / Fishers Track

Tupapakurua Falls Track

Taranaki Lookout, Tupapakurua Falls Lookout, Second Tupapakurua Falls Lookout

Taranaki Lookout Track

Pukerimu Wetlands Track

Old Fisher Road

McGinleys Track

Old Railway Dam Track

Kouturoa East Road

347/North Island Main Trunk

Waimarino National Park, Refuse Station, The Station Cafe

Snowy Waters Lodge, Ruapehu Health Ltd, Waimarino

Marton Sash and Door Trail

345/North Island Main Trunk, 346/North Island Main Trunk

Mackenzie Street

National Park Volunteer Fire Brigade

National Park police station

West Branch - Marton Sash and Door Trail

Tongariro Place

Howard's Mountain Lodge, Alpine Lodge, Ski Haus Packpackers, Kiwi Mountain Bikes, Joy's Dairy, Camo Kai

Plateau Lodge, Adventure Lodge & Motel

Pipers Lodge, Pukenui Lodge

Kouturoa West Road

Playgrounds nearby

Roy Turner Memorial Playground

Railway lines nearby

North Island Main Trunk

Residential buildings nearby

Alpine Apartments

Rivers nearby

Tupapakurua Stream

Stations nearby

Waimarino National Park

Streams nearby

Whangairehe Stream

Mangaohae Stream

Kaitieke Stream

Toutouwai Stream