Mount Ngāuruhoe Summit Route in Ruapehu District

Mount Ngāuruhoe Summit Route in Ruapehu District is a path and runs in a north-south direction.

Bicycle
no
Road Type
path
Route
north-south

Tourist information offices

  • Volcanic hazards – approx. 600 m.
  • Tama Lakes – approx. 5,7 km.
  • Walking Tracks – approx. 9,5 km.
  • Walking Tracks – approx. 9,7 km.
  • Upper Silica Rapids Track – approx. 10,6 km.
  • Scoria Flat – approx. 11,4 km.
  • Round the Mountain Track/Whakapapaiti Valley Track – approx. 12,0 km.

Convenience stores

  • Whakapapa Camp Store (opening hours: Holiday, Mon–Sun 8–18) – approx. 9,9 km.

School

  • Hillary Outdoors Education Centre – approx. 12,9 km.

Viewpoint

  • Devil's Staircase – approx. 850 m.
  • Upper Tama Lake – approx. 4,7 km.
  • Lower Tama Lake – approx. 5,7 km.
  • Edge of Lava Flow – approx. 8,5 km.
  • Silica Rapids – approx. 11,8 km.
  • Te Pōrere Lower Redoubt Viewing Tower – approx. 12,1 km.
  • Te Pōrere Upper Redoubt Viewing Tower – approx. 12,2 km.

Caravan site

  • Tongariro Holiday Park – approx. 11,8 km.

Attraction

  • Whakapapa Nature Walk – approx. 10,0 km.
  • Mead's Wall – approx. 11,4 km.
  • Debris Avalanche Mounds – approx. 11,5 km.
  • Lahar mounds – approx. 11,6 km.
  • Tongariro crossing shuttle service – approx. 12,1 km.

Campsite

  • Cross X Roads at State Highway 47 Tongariro 3989 – approx. 12,1 km.
  • Discovery Lodge Tongariro – approx. 13,2 km.

Cafés

  • Tongariro Base Camp Cafe – approx. 11,9 km.