Mangatepopo Road in Ruapehu District

Mangatepopo Road in Ruapehu District is a compacted minor road (40 km/h). It runs in an east-west direction starting from State Highway 47 and crosses Mangetepopo Road. It ends in a cul-de-sac.

Road Type
minor road
Speed Limit
40
Route
east-west

Viewpoint

  • Edge of Lava Flow – approx. 8,4 km.
  • Devil's Staircase – approx. 9,2 km.
  • Lower Tama Lake – approx. 9,8 km.
  • Silica Rapids – approx. 9,9 km.
  • Upper Tama Lake – approx. 10,1 km.
  • Te Pōrere Upper Redoubt Viewing Tower – approx. 11,0 km.
  • Te Pōrere Lower Redoubt Viewing Tower – approx. 11,2 km.
  • Raurimu Spiral Lookout – approx. 11,3 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. 11,3 km.

Tourist information offices

  • Walking Tracks – approx. 7,8 km.
  • Walking Tracks – approx. 7,8 km.
  • Upper Silica Rapids Track – approx. 9,3 km.
  • Volcanic hazards – approx. 9,5 km.
  • Tama Lakes – approx. 9,8 km.
  • Scoria Flat – approx. 10,3 km.
  • Round the Mountain Track/Whakapapaiti Valley Track – approx. 11,2 km.

Convenience stores

  • Whakapapa Camp Store (opening hours: Holiday, Mon–Sun 8–18) – approx. 8,0 km.

Attraction

  • Debris Avalanche Mounds – approx. 4,6 km.
  • Lahar mounds – approx. 4,9 km.
  • Intake and dropshaft – approx. 7,9 km.
  • Whakapapa Nature Walk – approx. 8,2 km.

Campsite

  • Discovery Lodge Tongariro – approx. 5,2 km.
  • Mangahuia Camping Ground – approx. 7,2 km.
  • Pokaka Mill Campsite. A basic campsite in the Ruapehu area. – approx. 9,8 km.

School

  • Hillary Outdoors Education Centre – approx. 9,6 km.