Round the Mountain Track in Ruapehu District

Round the Mountain Track in Ruapehu District is a path. The path is a hiking trail. The marking of the trail is good. It runs in a northeast-southwest direction. This road is part of the hiking trail "Round the Mountain - 02 Waihohono Hut to Rangipo Hut".

Road Type: path
Route: northeast-southwest

Tourist information offices

Round the Mountain Track/Whakapapaiti Valley Track – approx. 10,1 km.
Scoria Flat – approx. 10,8 km.
Tama Lakes – approx. 11,1 km.
Upper Silica Rapids Track – approx. 11,4 km.
Walking Tracks – approx. 12,7 km.
Walking Tracks – approx. 12,7 km.
Volcanic hazards – approx. 16,3 km.

Convenience stores

Whakapapa Camp Store (opening hours: Holiday, Mon–Sun 8–18) – approx. 12,6 km.

Kindergarten

Childcare Schoolhouse – approx. 19,9 km.

Attraction

Mead's Wall – approx. 8,5 km.
Whakapapa Nature Walk – approx. 12,4 km.
Intake – approx. 15,3 km.
Lahar mounds – approx. 17,2 km.
Debris Avalanche Mounds – approx. 17,4 km.

Restaurants

Giant Cafe – approx. 7,0 km.
Snowflake Cafe – approx. 8,1 km.
Alpine Bar & Cafe (outdoor seating) – approx. 8,7 km.

Viewpoint

Lower Tama Lake – approx. 11,1 km.
Silica Rapids – approx. 11,6 km.
Upper Tama Lake – approx. 11,6 km.
Edge of Lava Flow – approx. 11,8 km.
Devil's Staircase – approx. 16,4 km.

Campsite

Mangahuia Camping Ground – approx. 18,4 km.
Discovery Lodge Tongariro – approx. 18,8 km.
Mangawhero Campsite (wheelchair accessible, tents allowed, caravans allowed). Camp in the forest on the flanks of Mount Ruapehu; a good base for exploring Tongariro National Park. – approx. 20,3 km.

Roads nearby

Round the Mountain Track

Rangipo-Mangaehuehu

Waihohonu-Rangipo Track

Round The Mountain Track (Rangipo-Mangaehuehu)

Tukino Access Road

Dome Summit Track

Waterfalls Descent Track

Whakapapa - Waihohonu Track

Alpine huts nearby

Wanganui Ski Club

Ruapehu Ski Club Hut

Ruapehu Ski Club Lodge

Hutt Valley Lodge

Ski Racers Lodge

Christiania Hut

Body of waters nearby

Crater Lake / Te Wai ā-moe

Buildings nearby

Tukino Alpine Sports Club

Desert Alpine Club

Aorangi Ski Club

Sky Waka gondola return station

Downhill Ski Club

Glaciers nearby

Whangaehu Glacier

Mangatoetoenui Glacier

Tuwharetoa Glacier

Whakapapa Glacier

Ridges nearby

Waihohonu Ridge

Rivers nearby

Makahikatoa Stream

Whangaehu River

Sports centres nearby

Tukino Skifield

Tūroa Ski Area

Whakapapa Ski Area

Streams nearby

Mangatoetoenui Stream

Waiharakeke Stream

Te Piripiri Stream

Te Unuunu-a-Kapua-Te-Ariki Stream

Tawhainui Stream

Wilderness huts nearby

NZAC Ruapehu Hut